Manchester United handed Jose Mourinho reunion as Europa League draw throws up mouthwatering all-British ties
Manchester United are set for a reunion with Jose Mourinho after the Europa League draw was made.
The Red Devils will travel to Turkey to face their former manager's Fenerbahce side in a mouthwatering clash in Europe's second-tier competition.
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Mourinho won the Europa League with the Red Devils in the 2016/17 season, beating Ajax in the final.
Meanwhile, both United and Tottenham were drawn to face Rangers in two blockbuster all-British showdowns.
The Gers are currently winless against English opposition in their last 13 European games, failing to score in nine of those.
United will also face Porto, PAOK, Bodo Glimt, Viktoria Plzen, FC Twente, and FCSB.
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Tottenham will take on AS Roma, Rangers, AZ, Ferencvaros, Qarabag, Galatasaray, Elfsborg and Hoffenheim.
Ange Postecoglou's side will face reunions with former players Davinson Sanchez (Galatasaray) and Troy Parrott (AZ).
The former Celtic boss will go up against old adversaries Rangers, beating them to the Scottish Premiership title in both his seasons there.
Spurs booked their place in the second tier European competition after finishing in fifth last season.
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Man United did not qualify automatically for the Europa League as they finished a lowly eighth in the Premier League.
However, they bumped Chelsea down to the Europa Conference League by beating Man City to win the FA Cup in May.
There are 36 teams involved in the group stage this year in an expanded competition with each club playing eight times.
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The 36 clubs were divided into four pots of nine clubs. The pots are composed according to the club coefficient rankings established at the beginning of the season.
Manchester United and Tottenham were both in pot one.
The date and time for each match will be released on Saturday.
Europa League draw
Man United
Rangers (h)
Porto (a)
PAOK (h)
Fenerbahce (a)
Bodo Glimt (h)
Viktoria Plzen (a)
FC Twente (h)
FCSB (a)
Tottenham
AS Roma (h)
Rangers (a)
AZ (h)
Ferencvaros (a)
Qarabag (h)
Galatasaray (a)
Elfsborg (h)
Hoffenheim (a)
Rangers
Tottenham (h)
Manchester United (a)
Lyon (h)
Olympiacos (a)
Union Saint (h)
Malmö (a)
Steau Boekarest (h)
Nice (a)
In the Europa Conference League, Chelsea will face Gent, Heidenheim, Astana, Shamrock, Panathinaikos and Noah.
The Blues secured their place in the group stage with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Servette, despite losing 2-1 in the away leg.
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