"Look, I feel if I say that it diminishes the other achievements, not for me, but the people I've shared them with. It's definitely been the toughest thing I've ever done, without a shadow of a doubt. And I knew that going into it. This club's had some unbelievable world class coaches, world class players and they haven't had a night like this. And it's fair to say that it's been really challenging because wherever else I've had success, by this stage I've kind of had the faith and trust of everybody. Here it's been different. And I understand. That's not a criticism. It's just I think, because of the club, and the way, it's history, I don't think they could ever go all-in on one person. For me that's always how it's worked well, when people back my vision. But within that, I think when we got to the end of January, the end of the transfer window, and assessed our situation, I just made a decision there and then that this was the trophy we were going to go for. And probably was at odds with what other people at the club believed at the time we should do. Again, that's understandable. But I just really believed we could win this. And everything we've done since then, everything we've done in terms of games, the teams I've selected, has been about making sure that when these games came around, the Europa games, that we're in the best possible condition to tackle them. That's come at a cost, for sure, in the league. And I've got to take the responsibility for that. I just felt like the end-game of winning something was more important, and it was the only way I was going to do it."
Ange on being hungry to drive the club forward...
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"Very. Because we've got a really young group of players. And you can talk to them about success and what it means, but until they feel it, it doesn't become real. I've got no doubt that all those boys tonight, having this feeling will want it again. And to get it again they're going to have to make similar sacrifices. They've climbed the mountain now. They know what it takes to get to where we are. I think that does, it accelerates the opportunities to build a team who can be successful, and play at a high standard for years to come. As I said yesterday, I still feel there's a lot of work to be done, I think that's quite obvious. But not as much work as people may think. People can bang on about 20 league defeats and where we are, but they're missing the point of what we're trying to build, or what I'm trying to do anyway. I really feel that tonight can be a great platform for us to kick on."
Ange on our 'ruthless' style on show against Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo/Glimt and now United...
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"I've always had a lot of success in my career, not just in winning leagues but also... in Australia I grew up playing finals football to win a championship. Knockout football is always different. All my teams have always played a little bit different in knockout games, because you know that you've got to have a real clear game plan. Big games come down to moments. You've got to limit the moments for the opposition. You've got to change your approach. The players embraced that because that was always going to be our approach in Europe and it's why we did well in the Carabao Cup. We beat some decent teams in the Carabao Cup, including City, United and we beat Liverpool in the first leg playing a similar way. But also it helps that I've got Van de Ven and Romero and Vicario, Udogie and Porro and all these guys available. Again that was part of the mindset of making sure they were available for these big games. I thought the lads handled it, the whole Europa knockout stages brilliantly. They knew what we had to do and we were really efficient with what we did. They got their just rewards."
Ange on what this win would mean for his dad and back home in Australia...
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"He's still with me mate. His voice is in my head all the time and as I get older I look in the mirror and I see his face sometimes, as frightening as that might seem. He's with me all the time mate and my dear mum is with my sister in Greece and my nephews and I'm sure they're over the moon. Yeah, it's massive in Australia and in Greece. I've got family in both countries and friends in both countries. They've been along for the journey the whole way. It's hard because I'm big enough and ugly enough to take whatever comes my way, but they get hurt when people come at me and they pay the price, particularly those closest to me, my beautiful family and my friends. They want to defend me but I keep telling them it's a small price to pay when you have nights like this. I've been fortunate that I've had plenty of nights like this. Just seeing them tonight and everyone in Australia, they'll be up early in the morning and they'll be buzzing, and people in Greece and the people here with me. It's another special night we share together."
Ange on standing back during the celebrations and if the win was a sense of relief...
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"Ah, there is huge relief. You ask any manager and I'm telling ya, that is the biggest feeling because you carry the weight of responsibility. I think this is maybe our 59th or 60th game this year and that means me and Anthony have been in front of you guys 120 times. Plus the extras we do, that probably 150 or 160 times I've been a spokesperson for this football club. I know everything I say is important. Fair to say I don't always get it right. All that kind of responsibility weighs on your shoulder, so it's relief, but I am also a lot older than them guys and I've learnt to understand what makes nights like this memorable is to remember them. I kind of stand back and watch everyone else enjoy it. That is all I need."