Juergen Klopp Takes Liverpool to Germany in Last 32 of Europa League

BT Sport will show a Europa League last-32 draw live stream on Monday as Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham discover their opponents for the knock-out stages.

Of course, many observers were still just getting used to seeing the club competing for the European Cup’s little brother, while others focused on how the club managed once again to dodge a hard draw in Europe.

“We have already beaten one English team so we are not afraid”, he said.

They are in their first ever European campaign having finished what was regarded as an incredible fifth in the Bundesliga a year ago.

United are scheduled to play there on Thursday 18 February with the return match at Old Trafford coming a week later on Thursday 25 February.

With United supporters and the club hierarchy likely to view dropping into the Europa League as a disappointment there is also the argument that playing in the competition can totally destroy your domestic season.

Despite some calls from United fans to ignore the Europa League and play a weakened side to concentrate on the Premier League race, winning the competition could actually prove vital for van Gaal.

“Liverpool are a cult club, and Jurgen Klopp is a huge name in Germany so I’m happy for the whole club. This game is something special”.

The best tie in the round of 32 is Borussia Dortmund against Porto, the latter of which have come down from the Champions League where they were eliminated from Chelsea’s group.

Regardless of the talent on the side, with the talent we have and the money we’ve spent we should still expect to progress to the last 16. “We will be outsiders against Liverpool, but are gladly accepting that role”.

Midtjylland chairman Rasmus Ankersen hopes shrewd thinking can secure another Premier League scalp when the Danish champions take on Manchester United in the Europa League.

Valencia, the 2004 Uefa Cup champion, were the first team picked and were paired with Rapid Vienna.