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Europa League draw in full as Man Utd face collision with Mourinho and Tottenham handed tricky away ties in new format

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MANCHESTER UNITED and Tottenham have discovered the eight teams they will face in the new-look Europa League as the Red Devils prepare for a reunion with Jose Mourinho.

Both Man Utd and Spurs will face Rangers in the league phase, with Erik ten Hag’s men hosting the Scottish giants and Ange Postecoglou’s side travelling to Glasgow.

Follow SunSport’s live blog of the Europa League draw

The new-look Europa League draw took place on Friday
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Manchester United qualified for the Europa League through winning the FA Cup
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Tottenham are preparing for their first European campaign under Ange Postecoglou
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Man Utd will face former manager Jose Mourinho and ex-midfielder Fred when they head to Fenerbahce
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Man Utd’s fixtures: Rangers (H), Porto (A), PAOK (H), Fenerbahce (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Twente (H), Basel (A).

Tottenham’s fixtures: Roma (H), Rangers (A), AZ Alkmaar (H), Ferencvaros (A), Qarabag (H), Galatasaray (A), Elfsborg (H), Hoffenheim (A).

Man Utd will travel to Mourinho‘s Fenerbahce where ex-Red Devils midfielder Fred also plies his trade.

While Spurs face some tricky European away days outside of their clash with Rangers as they prepare to head to Galatasaray and Hoffenheim.

The competition will follow the same format as the new Champions League, with all 36 teams playing eight matches in the “league phase”.

The top eight progress straight through to the last-16, with ninth to 24th going into a play-off round.

The bottom eight teams are immediately eliminated.

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Another change means no Champions League sides will drop down into the Europa League this season.

On Thursday, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa learned their Champions League fixtures.

SunSport has a full breakdown of the fixture list for each of the English clubs here.

Man Utd failed to earn European football through their Premier League position last season after they finished eighth.

But their FA Cup triumph over Man City salvaged Europa League football for Ten Hag‘s men.

Tottenham qualified for the Europa League by finishing fifth in the Premier League, two points adrift of the Champions League places.

This year’s final will take place in Bilbao on May 21.