Manchester United drawn against Robin van Persie’s Fenerbahce
Football
By
Game Yetu
| Aug 27, 2016
Manchester United have been drawn against Robin van Persie’s Fenerbahce side in the group stages of the Europa League.
The Red Devils have also been pitted against Feyenoord and Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk for their first ever tilt at the Europa League’s group stage.
Dutch Van Persie striker left Old Trafford for the Turkish side in 2015 after netting 48 Premier League goals for the Red Devil and will now return to face his former side, United, as well as Feyenoord - the club where he burst onto the scene.
Southampton are the only other Premier League team in the competition and have been pitted alongside Italian giants Inter Milan, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Full draw:
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Group A: Man Utd, Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, Zorya Luhansk
Group B: Olympiacos, Apoel Nicosia, Young Boys, Astana
Group C: Anderlecht, St Etienne, Mainz, Qabala
Group D: Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Dundalk
Group E: Plzen, Roma, Austria Vienna, FC 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 04, FC Red Bull Salzburg, Krasnodar, Nice
Group J: Fiorentina, PAOK Salonika, Liberec, Qarabag
Group K: Inter Milan, Sparta Prague, Southampton, Hapoel Beer Sheva
Group L: Villarreal, Steaua Bucharest, FC Zurich, Osmanlispor