Henrikh Mkhitaryan made history for Manchester United with his UEFA Europa League final goal against Ajax, according to the cub’s official website.
The second strike of United’s 2-0 win in Stockholm, expertly hooked home by the Armenian from Chris Smalling’s downward header following a corner, made him the only man ever to score in five different European games on the road for the Reds in a single campaign.
He had previously found the net in four away fixtures, against Zorya Luhansk, Saint-Etienne, Rostov and Anderlecht, in addition to also scoring in the home leg against Anderlecht.
David Herd was on target in four away games in United’s 1964/65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup run, with Dwight Yorke (1998/1999) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (2002/03) matching that particular feat. Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, like Mkhitaryan, scored in finals to also take their tallies to four.
