United may be landed with Europa Tuesday graveyard slot

MANCHESTER UNITED may be squirming at the thought of spending Thursday nights in the Europa League but they will probably have to wait until next week before finding out whether they will suffer the even greater indignity of being shunted into a Tuesday afternoon slot.

In confirming both they and Manchester City would be seeded for next Friday’s last-32 draw, UEFA are creating a clash between the two.

Competition regulations prevent any teams within a 31-mile radius of each other playing on the same day.