Liverpool and Manchester United have been drawn together in the Europa League as the two sides face off for the first time in Europe.
That landmark occasion got people on social media talking, as fans of both sides gave their take on the draw, which is the first time that two English teams will meet in European competition in quite a long time.
It's been a long time since English clubs faced each other in the UEFA Cup/@EuropaLeague... #UEL pic.twitter.com/TRM0PrCI0D
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) 26 February 2016
There were also plenty of people on hand to remind those fans that the Europa League is not the Champions League.
Yet more proof the B Championship was worth trying as Liverpool draw Manchester United #GaaCongress
— Oisin Langan (@oisinlangan) 26 February 2016
Man Utd drawn against Liverpool in the Europa League last 16. This is what happens when Gianni Infantino is too busy to do the draw himself.
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) 26 February 2016
Liverpool v Man Utd in Europa League last 16 is quite a sobering thought for both clubs as to how far they've fallen from Europe's elite.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) 26 February 2016
2 footballing Giants have been drawn together in the Europa league as Dortmund face Spurs. Elsewhere Manchester United take on Liverpool.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) 26 February 2016
2nd leg of United v Liverpool is on St. Patrick's Day, quiet night for the pubs. #lfc #MUFC
— Nathan Murphy (@nathanmurf) 26 February 2016
As for manager Jurgen Klopp, he was speaking ahead of the Capital One Cup final and stated that it was "great" that his side had drawn Manchester United in the Europa League: "We deserve these games. It’s not easy. I told my staff yesterday that I wanted Man United".
Meanwhile, Simon Mignolet added that, while most of the squad had been hard at work during the draw, the news did trickle down.
Simon Mignolet says some Liverpool players were still training when the draw was made. "But we all got the message that it was Man United."
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarretTimes) 26 February 2016
That leaves a very difficult run of fixtures for Klopp and his side across the next five games however, as they face Manchester City twice, Crystal Palace, and then Manchester United twice.
