Manchester United’s four-year wait for a trophy goes on; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side beaten 11-10 on penalties in Europa League final following 1-1 draw in Gdansk.

In front of 9,500 supporters, Gerard Moreno met Daniel Parejo’s free-kick to steer home his 30th goal in all competitions to give the Spanish side a first-half lead (29).

United, who won the competition under Jose Mourinho in 2017, were indebted once again to the razor-sharp finishing of Edinson Cavani, who struck his 16th goal in his last 11 Europa League starts to haul his side level (55).

Villarreal arrived in Gdansk unbeaten in their 14 Europa League matches, winning 12, while it was 20 years ago that an English side vanquished an opponent from La Liga in a European final – losing all nine previous occasions dating back to Liverpool’s UEFA Cup triumph over Alaves in 2001.

Sir Alex Ferguson sat watching on in the stands at the Polsat Plus Arena. As did Wayne Rooney, the last United captain to lift a trophy, and they would have been encouraged by the start.