Jose Mourinho will attempt to lead Manchester United to victory over a team from the top half of the Premier League when his side host Tottenham on Sunday.
The Portuguese goes into the game in optimistic mood. United are unbeaten in seven games and through to the last 32 of the Europa League, having won for the first time in eight European away games against Zorya Luhansk in freezing Odessa on Thursday night.
Nobody is getting carried away about Monday's draw and the chance to meet the likes of Osmanlispor or APOEL, or trips back to Istanbul (Beskitas) or Ukraine (Shakhtar Donestk), but Mourinho feels that, little by little, United are improving.