Denis Irwin admitted the Europa League is not the European competition Manchester United were aiming for but that will not stop them trying to reach the final in Poland, no matter where their journey takes them. United face taxing trips to Kazakhstan and Serbia, as well as a shorter journey to the Netherlands, between now and December after getting Astana, Partizan Belgrade and AZ Alkmaar in the draw for the Europa League group stages on Friday. Irwin, who played 75 times in Europe during his 12-year career at Old Trafford, attended the ceremony in Monaco on behalf of United, who will probably feel they drew the shortest of straws among the three English teams in the competition, although...
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