If Manchester United had a superiority complex about playing in the Europa League, it didn't show against Ajax.
The English champions signaled their intention to take the continent's second-tier competition seriously as a virtually full-strength team beat Ajax 2-0 on Thursday, moving to the brink of the last 16 ahead of next week's second legs.
It was a mightily satisfactory night for United's neighbor and Premier League title rival Manchester City, too.
Consigned to the Europa League like United after finishing third in its Champions League group, City rallied to a 2-1 victory at defending champion Porto thanks to Sergio Aguero's late winner and will be heavy favorite …
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