Man United and Tottenham discover their Europa League fate with both facing Battle of Britain clashes vs Rangers in the new group stage format... as Jose Mourinho is handed a grudge match against one of his former sides!

Manchester United will face a reunion with Jose Mourinho and a visit from Rangers in the Europa League.

Erik ten Hag’s men will head to Turkey to play the Special One’s Fenerbahce, while the Glaswegians will travel to Old Trafford.

Elsewhere, Tottenham will journey to Ibrox, and will entertain Italian giants Roma. Ange Postecoglou’s men also have a trip to Istanbul, to face Galatasaray.

Aside from the English pair, Rangers will take on the likes of Lyon, Olympiacos and Nice.

Mourinho managed United between 2016 and 2018. He won a Europa League, League Cup and second-placed finish before departing with the club 19 points off top spot.

‘He’s an outstanding coach and it’s always going to be a tough place to go,’ said United sporting director Dan Ashworth.

‘We know that team will be well coached. And we know that Rangers at home is going to be an interesting game for us as well.’

Ashworth welcomed the new format, which, like the Champions League, sees all 36 sides go into one league.

 

‘It adds something,’ he said. ‘No one quite knows what that’s going to look like but what seems to be good is that there is jeopardy in every game right until the end because it’s critical where you finish within that group. 

‘I’m really, really excited and of course there’s a couple of fixtures in there that have some added spice.’

 

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