Manchester United Europa League draw: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men to face FC Astana, FK Partizan and AZ Alkmaar in 2019 group stage
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have been drawn in Group L
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United will face FC Astana, FK Partizan and AZ Alkmaar in the group stages of this year’s Europa League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men, who were drawn in Group L, are joined in the competition by Premier League rivals Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Of United’s three opponents, the club has only faced FK Partizan once before – in the semi-finals of the 1966 European Cup, losing 2-1 on aggregate.
AZ Alkmaar will be the fifth different Dutch side United have faced in European competition. The club has lost both of its last two visits to the Netherlands, at PSV in September 2015 and Feyenoord in September 2016.
In what makes for a gruelling draw, United and their fans are notably facing the prospect of a 6,000-mile round trip to the capital of Kazakhstan for the clash with FC Astana.
Rivals Arsenal have been drawn in Group F alongside Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria SC.
Wolves, meanwhile, will face Besiktas, Braga and SK Slovan Bratislava in Group K.
Europa League draw in full
Group A: Sevilla, APOEL, Qarabag, F91 Dudelange
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, FC Copenhagen, Malmo, FC Lugano
Group C: FC Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor
Group D : Sporting, PSV Eindhoven, Rosenborg, LASK
Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Stade Rennais, CFR Cluj,
Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, Vitoria SC
Group G: Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers
Group H: CSKA Moscow, Ludogorets, Espanyol, Ferencvaros
Group I: Wolfsburg, Gent, Saint-Etienne, FC Olexandriya
Group J: Roma, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Wolfsberger AC
Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolverhampton Wanderers, SK Slovan Bratislava
Group L: Manchester United, FC Astana, Partizan Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar
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