Manchester United draw Fenerbahce, Feyenoord in Europa League

Manchester United will face Fenerbahce and Feyenoord in Group A in the 2016-17 Europa League.


Jose Mourinho's side are the bookmakers' favourites to win the competition, which begins on Sept. 15, but face tough opposition in Turkish side Fenerbahce, whose squad includes former United striker Robin van Persie, and Dutch club Feyenoord.

Zorya Luhansk, who finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season, complete the group.

United, who qualified automatically for the group stage, have never won the UEFA Cup or Europa League.

Inter Milan -- who won the UEFA Cup three times in the 1990s -- will take on Claude Puel's Southampton in Group K as well as Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Roma, perhaps the strongest side in Pot 2, have been drawn alongside top seeds Viktoria Plzen plus Austria Vienna. Romanian club Astra Giurgiu, who beat West Ham to secure their place, complete Group E.

Ajax, who lost their Champions League playoff to Rostov, take on La Liga's Celta Vigo, Greek club Panathinaikos and Belgium's Standard Liege in Group G.

Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk, the winners of the final UEFA Cup in 2009, face Portugal's Braga, Belgium's Gent and Turkey's Konyaspor in Group H.

GROUP A
Manchester United
Fenerbahce
Feyenoord
Zorya Luhansk

GROUP B
Olympiakos
APOEL
Young Boys
FK Astana

GROUP C
Anderlecht
St Etienne
Mainz
FK Qabala

GROUP D
Zenit St Petersburg
AZ Alkmaar
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Dundalk

GROUP E
Viktoria Plzen
AS Roma
Austria Vienna
Astra Giurgiu

GROUP F
Athletic Bilbao
Genk
Rapid Vienna
Sassuolo

GROUP G
Ajax
Standard Liege
Celta Vigo
Panathinaikos

GROUP H
Shakhtar Donetsk
Braga
Gent
Konyaspor

GROUP I
Schalke
Salzburg
Krasnodar
Nice

GROUP J
Fiorentina
PAOK
Slovan Liberec
FK Qarabag

GROUP K
Inter Milan
Sparta Prague
Southampton
Hapoel Beer-Sheva

GROUP L
Villarreal
Steaua Bucharest
FC Zurich
Osmanlispor

GROUP STAGE MATCHDAYS
September 15
September 29
October 20
November 3
November 24
December 8