MANCHESTER UNITED face a nightmare 11,400 mile round trip in the Europa League after being drawn against teams from Kazakhstan and Serbia.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men risk major burnout this season after discovering they will be travelling a mammoth 7,400 miles for just one fixture against FC Astana.

They also face playing a game behind closed doors against Partizan Belgrade.

And the final side in the group, Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar, may not even have a stadium to play in after their roof sensationally collapsed.

Fans will have to dig deep for flights, with the trip to Astana alone taking a minimum of nine hours just one way.

Astana are based in Kazakhstan’s capital city Nur-Sultan, which is around 300 miles closer to Beijing than Manchester.

The trip is further than Baku, which staged last year’s final and caused travel chaos for Arsenal and Chelsea fans wanting to attend.

And the Red Devils will have to get themselves up for a Thursday night game effectively in Asia before a Premier League fixture at the weekend.

United have already been forced to move their October clash with Liverpool from a Saturday to the Sunday.

And Solskjaer will be praying he doesn’t have to travel all the way back from Kazakhstan just days before the huge showdown against Jurgen Klopp’s Champions League winners.