United and Newcastle looking good after drawing minnows

MANCHESTER UNITED and Newcastle are odds-on to join Liverpool and Arsenal in the Champions League after both clubs received favourable draws in the third qualifying round.

United, who will stage this season’s Champions League Final at Old Trafford on May 28, will face the winners of the second-round tie between Hungarian minnows Zalaegerszegi TE and little-known Croatian side NK Zagreb.

Newcastle will face either Norwegian side Lillestrom SK or NK Zeljeznicar of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who overcame IA Akranes 4-0 on aggregate in the first round.United and Newcastle, who were seeded in today’s draw, will know who their opponents will be on August 7 when the second leg of the second round qualifying ties will take place.