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Our Champions League group is tough - Man Utd's Moyes

Manchester United have a very tough draw in the Champions League according to manager David Moyes.

The Old Trafford outfit have been drawn alongside German club Bayer Leverkusen, Spain's Real Sociedad and Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in Group A of Europe's premier club competition with some critics suggesting they have got a nice run to the knockout stage.

However, Moyes feels the three opponents are all tough teams to beat and suggests United are in for a major test through the group stage process.

"I think all the groups are tough," he said ahead of Tuesday's home fixture with Leverkusen.

"I think the Champions League has become different and, over the last one or two years, I think it's become more difficult to pick out the winning teams in each group.

"You can see by the results of some of the group stages, it's a bit more unpredictable than it's been in the past.

"So, I think it's a tough group. We've got a leading team from Germany, a leading team from Spain (Real Sociedad), and we have to go to Donetsk to play Shakhtar, who are pretty well experienced in the Champions League.

"I see it as a pretty tough-looking group."

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