They beat Monaco at home in their Champions League play-off but ultimately lost out to the Ligue 1 side.
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Fortunately, we’re not completely without rooting interest.
The Red Devils were pitted against former striker Robin van Persie and his Fenerbahce team-mates in Europa League Group A.
The 48 entrants are split into four seeding pots based on their club coefficients, with each of the 12 groups containing one team from each tier.
“I can not say Zlatan doesn’t play one single match in the Europa League, because that’s not the case”.
Elsewhere, Leicester City get an easy draw in their first ever foray into the Champions League, getting Porto, Club Brugge, and FC Kobenhavn. Fellow Premier League sides Arsenal and Spurs should also easily make it into the knockout rounds.
Speaking at his pre-match media conference at Carrington on Friday afternoon, Mourinho delivered his verdict on United’s Europa League Group A opponents ahead of Saturday evening’s clash against Hull City. A club that has just celebrated its 50th year since formation, the Ukrainian side finished fourth in last term’s Ukrainian Premier League.
The top two finishers are joined in the round-of-32 draw by eight third-place teams from Champions League groups.
Pool B: Olympiacos, APOEL, Young Boys, FC Astana.
Group C: Anderlecht (Belgium), Saint-Etienne (France), Mainz (Germany), Qabala (Azerbaijan).
Group E: Viktoria Plzen, Roma, Austria Vienna, Astra.
Dundalk have been drawn in a group containing Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russian Federation, A.Z. Alkmaar of the Netherlands and Maccabi Tel-Avi of Israel in the Europa league.
Athletic Bilbao, will take on Italy’s Sassuolo, making their European debut this season, along with Genk and Rapid Vienna.
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Pool H: Shakhtar Donetsk, SC Braga, KAA Gent, Konyaspor.
