In the eagerly awaited draw this afternoon United were drawn into group E alongside Juventus, Feyenoord and Dynamo Kyiv.
United begin their campaign in Ukraine on 18th September, while the first game at St James Park will be against Feyenoord on the 24th.
The two games against Juventus will be sandwiched inbetween the return meetings, the group stage will conclude for the Toon with a trip to meet Feyenoord on Wednesday 13th November.
The draw in full:
Group A: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, PSV Eindhoven, Auxerre.
Group B: Valencia, Liverpool, Spartak Moscow, FC Basel.
Group C: Real Madrid, Roma, AEK Athens, Genk.
Group D: Inter Milan, Lyon, Ajaz, Rosenborg.
Group E: Juventus, Feyenoord, Dynamo Kyiv, Newcastle United.
Group F: Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, Plympiakos, Maccabi Haifa.
Group G: Bayern Munich, Deportivo La Coruna, AC Milan, Lens.
Group H: Barcelona, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Moscow, Brugge.