Manchester United will discover their Europa League fate today, as the draw for the group stage is made in Monaco.
José Mourinho’s men will be in the Europa League group stage for the first time ever after finishing fifth in the Premier League, with their previous participations in the UEFA Cup/Europa League having occurred after finishing third in the Champions League group phase.
United’s high European coefficient means that they will be in Pot 1 for the draw, with the likes of Ajax, Inter Milan and Schalke alongside them.
With 35 potential opponents across the remaining three pots, there are multiple scenarios which United could come across – what would be the best and worst draws for the Reds, for example.
The Reds will also want to take travelling distances into account, as they will not want to travel far to play a European game on Thursday night before returning to England to play a Premier League fixture on Sunday or Monday.
Here are the various scenarios could face in the Europa League draw today:
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