Paul Scholes admitted last week that he couldn't make his mind up on whether drawing Barcelona in the Europa League would be a good thing or a bad thing for Manchester United.
Monday's draw saw United pitted against Barca, a tie Scholes previously suggested would "get the juices flowing". The United man was asked after the Real Sociedad win last Thursday which club he would like the Reds to face in the Europa League playoff round, and despite admitting he would love to draw Barca, he did add that the La Liga giants would be the toughest possible opponents.
United finished second in their group and so were confirmed as having to play a Champions League drop-out for a place in the last 16. Speaking on BT Sport, Scholes said of the draw: "I would love them to draw Barcelona to get the juices flowing and get a good atmosphere.
