Luhansk’s Europa League home games this season have been switched to the Chornomorets Stadium, in Odessa, on the west side of the country, while they have been playing league games in Zaporizhia, 235 miles from their home.
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The other opponent in Group A will be a trip to the unknown with Ukrainian newcomers Zorya Luhansk. We think we are in the Champions League.
There’s a renewed sense of optimism around Old Trafford after they won their opening two games of the season and United legend Scholes believes Mourinho will bring silverware to the club.
They were also handed the same punishment, suspended for three years (commencing in June 2016), because of the racist behaviour of a fan during the match.
Manchester United’s Europa League draw can make the fans feel like the team is in the Champions League, Jose Mourinho has said.
“The club have taken risk element out of it they brought Mourinho in who guarantees trophies and he will definitely win the league for Manchester United”.
The United manager takes his squad to Hull on Saturday having spent big on new players this summer and seen his side hit the ground running with wins against Bournemouth and Southampton.
Group A: MAN UNITED, Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, Zorya.
Speaking about Zorya, Mourinho said: “The Ukrainian team I don’t have a vision of them or their qualities”.
Group B: Olympiacos, APOEL, Young Boys, Astana.
Group C: Anderlecht (Belgium), Saint-Etienne (France), Mainz (Germany), Qabala (Azerbaijan).
Meanwhile, Irish champions Dundalk, knocked out of the Champions League play-offs by Legia Warsaw, will face former UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands and Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel in Group D.
AS Roma, Viktoria Plzen, and Astra Giurgiu, which knocked out West Ham United, all lost in Champions League qualifying this month and are with Austria Vienna in Group E. Group G – Ajax; Standard Liege; Celta Vigo; Panathinaikos.
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Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Braga (Portugal), Gent (Belgium), Konyaspor (Turkey).
