'I don't want to hear 'they were so close' because it means nothing'published at 00:14 British Summer Time 27 May 2021
Manchester United lost the Europa League 11-10 on penalties as David de Gea missed the only penalty to let Villarreal win the first trophy in their history.
All the penalties had been scored until De Gea stepped up - after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes in Gdansk.
De Gea has now failed to save his last 35 penalties... and missed one too.
"There wasn't any conviction in it from David de Gea - there was no pace in the effort. If you're not confident always put your laces through it," said ex-United striker Dion Dublin on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Three players came on purely for the penalties and all scored, including Alex Telles and Dani Raba - who did not have a touch before the shootout.
Neil Lennon said: "There will a massive inquest at Manchester United now. There will be a lot of questions to answer. It should never have got to the point where your goalkeeper needs to keep you in a penalty shootout."
Villarreal's ex-Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin said: "A penalty shootout is a lottery and we managed to win it.
"It was a fairytale of the competition. To beat them in the final is something special."
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told BT Sport: "We're getting closer and closer and better. We were one kick away from a trophy and a good night."
Striker Marcus Rashford said: "Villarreal won the Europa League, we finished second. For us it's nothing. I don't want to here 'they were so close' because it means nothing. One winner, one loser."
What you said on texts and tweets
Chet Kumar: "Penalties are the ABSOLUTE WORST way of deciding a game. It's not about Team vs Team but its about Individual vs Individual. Give them extra subs and let the game go on until one team scores. Feel sorry for DeGea - shouldn't have come down to him."
Dharma Djojonegoro: "Dean Henderson would have scored. Or saved one. Or at least gotten close to saving one."
Abid: "At 118 minutes Henderson should have replaced de gea. Psychologicaly it would have made villarreal nervous. Very bad decision from ole."