Lazio will meet Bayer Leverkusen as they attempt to return to the group stage for the first time since 2007-08 while another high profile tie pitted Spain's Valencia against Monaco, who were quarter-finalists last season.
Portugal's Sporting will face CSKA while Rapid Vienna, who stunned Ajax Amsterdam by beating the four-times European champions in the previous round, were rewarded with a tie against group stage regulars Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine.
United, fourth in the English Premier League last season, will still be uncomfortable at having to overcome Bruges to avoid missing out on the group stage for the second season in a row.
"Belgian football is right at the very top and we have two Belgian players in the squad who keep us abreast of what's going on there," said Manchester United club secretary John Alexander, whose club are at home in the first leg on Aug. 18.
"We go into any game with confidence. We'd like to think we can win the competition."
Scottish champions Celtic, European Cup winners in 1967, will play Swedish counterparts Malmo as they attempt to make up for last season's disappointing playoff round defeat against Maribor.
Malmo, beaten European Cup finalists in 1979, are hoping to make the group stage for the second season running.
"We had a fantastic season in the UEFA Champions League last season and it would mean so much to us to make the group stage again," said Malmo sporting director Daniel Anderson.
Skenderbeu, aiming to become first Albanian team to reach the group stage, must face Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb and Astana, hoping to become Kazakhstan's first representatives in the competition proper, meet APOEL of Cyprus.
"Dinamo Zagreb are a strong opponent and very experienced," said Skenderbeu coach Mirel Josa. "At this stage of the tournament every team is capable of competing against everyone else. We will be ready."
Champions League regulars FC Basel, Swiss champions for the last six seasons, face Maccabi Tel Aviv and BATE Borisov, who have also became familiar faces in the group stage with four appearances since 2008/09, take on Serbia's Partizan.
The first legs will be played on August 18/19 and the second legs on August 25/26.
(Reporting by Brian Homewood; editing by Amlan Chakraborty and Pritha Sarkar)
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