After a year away from the pinnacle of European football, Manchester United have secured their place in the group stages of the 2015/16 Champions League.
And it began with a sigh of relief at Old Trafford as the Red Devils avoided the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich and were matched with top seeded PSV Eindhoven which means a quick homecoming for United new boy Memphis Depay.
Louis van Gaal’s side have a long journey ahead of them when they visit CSKA Moscow while the trickiest tie of the bunch could arguably be both games against Bundesliga runners-up Wolfsburg although the German side could be less dangerous when Kevin de Bruyne’s expected move to Manchester City is finalised.
Most United fans were visibly delighted.
@ManUtd oooo yeessss !!!!
— eesaa allie (@Eesaamanutd) August 27, 2015
@KloknessMonster United get a De Bruyne-less Wolfsburg a mediocre Russian team and PSV the weakest Pot 1 team I’m sooooo chuffed — JakeyBrackets (@jakeybrackets) August 27, 2015
#UCLdraw couldn’t really be going much better for United. Delighted.
— Gary Doyle (@thegarydoyle) August 27, 2015
I’m happy that our group it’s not so hard!!! C’mon United! We’ll fuck all of them! We are United not scare anyone they does be under fear!!! — tedore (@TedoreGhlonti) August 27, 2015
MANCHESTER UNITED ARE GOING TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!!
— Brendan Donaghy (@BrendanDonaghy) August 27, 2015
There were some cynics though.
CL draw is rigged this is conclusive definitive undeniable proof. How are United getting PSV — Yannis (@YannisF95) August 27, 2015
That draw is fixed every year I’ve never known United to play a half decent team in the group stages
— Joe Hunt (@_JoeHunt) August 27, 2015
Champions league draw is fixed, United and Chelsea with easy groups again, arsenal with hard group and city obviously with the worst — ✌adam (@adamhamilton08) August 27, 2015
I haven’t seen UEFA so corrupt. United got a simple group
— … (@JordanMcfcCole) August 27, 2015
united blessed again starting to think its fixed meself at this rate haha #delighted — Jason Garvey (@MRJASONGARVEY) August 27, 2015
#ChampionsLeague Group B with #MUFC #PSV #CSKA long trip but we should really be winning this group looking good so far @ManUtd #United — Matthew Wilkes (@Wilksydj) August 27, 2015
United fans were happy until they realised the have to play against Lord bendtner — Nii Oku Noi (@noiniioku) August 27, 2015
The pessimists still thought that it was a tough group.
United’s group looks easy but tricky…
— health IS Wealth (@freeman4all44) August 27, 2015
A very tricky group for Manchester United. I am happy with the group as we wont take the group lightly and in doing so should qualify. #MUFC — Kunal Agarwal (@Kunal_MUFC) August 27, 2015
United have got such a tough group. Unless we make another solid signing, I can see us not getting top two https://t.co/uuPcrLAzSH
— Mitch (@TheMitchJenkins) August 27, 2015
That is still a very tough draw for United who are still acclimatising to playing midweek football. Should struggle massively — MicheAL Mangan (@micheal_mangan) August 27, 2015
Will be tough againts CSKA at Moscow #MUFC
— indra #MUFC (@thegodfather_78) August 27, 2015
Good luck to United playing on that astro. Ankles finished.
— Lee. (@SimpLeeArsenal) August 27, 2015
And rivals cursed United’s luck.
United lucky shits — Mo (@Jokerinho) August 27, 2015
Is this a sick joke, United have got their shitty luck back — Joe Brough (@JoeeBrough) August 27, 2015
Might as well hand man united the trophy with the luck they have
— Zidani (@Sinani_Chris) August 27, 2015
Ah forgot today was Piss Easy Manchester United Champions League Group Day — Rory (@RoryMcD_) August 27, 2015
United has the biggest horseshoe up their asses… https://t.co/83z0bR2tTE
— Joseph Pitirri (@JPitirri) August 27, 2015
Fuck off united lucky bitch ads cunts — Anshul (@KovacicFan) August 27, 2015
Only if #Arsenal had the luck of Manchester United And Chelsea.
— DT3 (@DTSalamander) August 27, 2015
