Manchester United Europa League draw: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men to face FC Astana, FK Partizan and AZ Alkmaar in 2019 group stage

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have been drawn in Group L

Manchester United will face FC Astana, FK Partizan and AZ Alkmaar in the group stages of this year’s Europa League.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men, who were drawn in Group L, are joined in the competition by Premier League rivals Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Of United’s three opponents, the club has only faced FK Partizan once before – in the semi-finals of the 1966 European Cup, losing 2-1 on aggregate.

AZ Alkmaar will be the fifth different Dutch side United have faced in European competition. The club has lost both of its last two visits to the Netherlands, at PSV in September 2015 and Feyenoord in September 2016.

In what makes for a gruelling draw, United and their fans are notably facing the prospect of a 6,000-mile round trip to the capital of Kazakhstan for the clash with FC Astana.

Rivals Arsenal have been drawn in Group F alongside Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria SC.

Wolves, meanwhile, will face Besiktas, Braga and SK Slovan Bratislava in Group K.

Europa League draw in full

Group A: Sevilla, APOEL, Qarabag, F91 Dudelange

Group B: Dynamo Kiev, FC Copenhagen, Malmo, FC Lugano

Group C: FC Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor

Group D : Sporting, PSV Eindhoven, Rosenborg, LASK

Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Stade Rennais, CFR Cluj,

Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, Vitoria SC

Group G: Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers

Group H: CSKA Moscow, Ludogorets, Espanyol, Ferencvaros

Group I: Wolfsburg, Gent, Saint-Etienne, FC Olexandriya

Group J: Roma, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Wolfsberger AC

Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolverhampton Wanderers, SK Slovan Bratislava

Group L: Manchester United, FC Astana, Partizan Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar