UEFA Europa League draw RECAP Manchester United and Arsenal discover their group stage fixtures

Manchester United have discovered that they will compete in Group E when the UEFA Europa League campaign gets under way next month.

United, who were one of eight big-name clubs in Pot One, have been joined in Group E by Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia Nicosia. It is a favourable draw for Erik ten Hag's men and they will be expected to progress to the knockout stages with minimal fuss.

The Reds reached the final of the competition at the end of the 2020/21 campaign but lost to Villarreal on penalties. They will be hoping to go one better this season and repeat their Europa League success story of the 2016/17 season.

They were joined in the hat this lunchtime by Premier League rivals Arsenal. They were the first club drawn, meaning they will compete in Group A alongside PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt & FC Zurich.

You can discover how the draw unfolded by reflecting on our blog below:

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Thank you for joining us this lunchtime for our live coverage of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League group stage draw. Manchester United now know that they will face Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia Nicosia in Group E.

Now that the draw is done, why not head over to our other live blog and follow Erik ten Hag's pre-Southampton press conference? You can do that by clicking here.

Manchester United have discovered who they will be facing in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League this season after the draw was conducted in Istanbul.

United, who will be going in search of a second consecutive