Mourinho hailed his players for the attitude they showed as they came through to seal a spot in a final he feels can be a "perfect" end to the season, with Champions League football on offer for the victor in Stockholm.
"We were the best team in the first leg but we never kill, we never score goals related to the chances we have", he said after the 2-1 aggregate victory. Until the injuries arrived, we fought for the Premier League top four.
The Europa League final is undoubtedly the biggest game of Manchester United's season.
"Celta were completely free of responsibility and gave us a very hard match".
He added: "Of course, when a player is at a fantastic club like Manchester United they know there is a lot of competition because there are a lot of good players".
Darmian was one of only three players to start both Sunday's Premier League defeat at Arsenal and the Europa League clash with Celta, and could again be called into action at Tottenham in the last-ever game at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
"I don't feel like that. Finals are always fun, and the Europa League is a big, handsome competition".
Mourinho went 'a step too far' v Arsenal
Manchester City are still to face Leicester, West Brom and Watford, while Liverpool have to play West Ham and Middlesborough. Mourinho noted that it was the first time he visited any Arsenal ground and left with the Gunners fans rejoicing.
"If everything goes normal and we have no problems, Sergio plays the final".
In the 96th minute of Thursday night's semi-final against Manchester United, Guidetti scuffed his shot when it would have been easier to slot home into an open goal.
Mourinho said Bailly might have been "naive" during a post-match television interview, but in his subsequent press conference, he said he had not seen the incident again and did not want to comment on it.
"It means an opportunity to win a trophy, the opportunity to be back in the Champions League", said the Portuguese, who won the Uefa Cup - the precursor to the Europa League - with Porto in 2003.
Fenerbahce went onto top Group A with United finishing as runner-up but they were eventually knocked out against Krasnador. "We are in the final, that's what counts".
United managed to keep Celta at bay during the six minutes of stoppage time until the very last kick of the game when they were given a huge let off due to Guidetti's poor control.
"They've got to be a bit more ruthless". Rostov, one of the sides that dropped out of the Champions League, were also comfortably overcome, although it took extra-time to overcome Anderlecht at the quarter-final juncture.
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