Cavani bags brace as United reach final despite Roma loss
Manchester United are through to their first final under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with Edinson Cavani scoring twice in a second-leg defeat to Roma that could not deny them a place in the Europa League showpiece.
Having fallen at the semifinal stage on four occasions across the last two seasons,
United made it fifth time lucky to set-up a shot at glory against Villarreal in Poland on May 26.
Last week's 6-2 victory at Old Traffordmeantunitedalready had one foot in the Gdansk finale ahead of the trip to Italy, where Roma made things uncomfortable and won an entertaining second leg 3-2.
Cavani was the star of the 8-5 aggregate triumph as he followed his first-leg brace with another pair in the eternal city, where he fired the visitors into a first-half lead from a fine Bruno Fernandes pass.
United wobbled following quickfire Edin Dzeko and Bryan Cristante efforts but Cavani rose to head United back level on the night before teenage debutantnicolazalewskifired home a deflected late effort to seal the spirited hosts a second-leg victory.
Arsenal face a first season without European football in 25 years after drawing 0-0 in their semi-final second leg against Villarreal.
The Gunners were trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Spain and failed to overturn the deficit as former boss Unai Emery got one over his old club.
A 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium means Arsenal's hopes of playing in Europe next season rely on an unlikely string of results in the Premier League.