Manchester United hope to keep the Premier League flag flying in the Europa League. They face FC Rostov on Thursday night and should they be victorious, they will be in the hat for Friday's quarter-final draw. It's the business end of the competition and despite being Europe's secondary tournament, there are plenty of dangerous teams left in the hat. But when is the quarter-final draw taking place? Here is all you need to know.

When does the draw take place? The draw will take place on the morning of Friday March 17. It gets under way at 12pm GMT and will be broadcast from Nyon, Switzerland, as per normal. It follows the Champions League draw, which takes place at 11am.

Is the draw on TV? The draw will be shown live on BT Sport from midday. UEFA's website will also be streaming it for free. Otherwise, all the developments will be tracked live on our all-singing, all-dancing Mirror Football blog.

Who is in the draw? The teams have not been confirmed yet as there is still a leg to play. Here is how the first-leg games finished... FC Rostov 1-1 Manchester United APOEL 0-1 Anderlecht FC Copenhagen 2-1 Ajax Celta Vigo 2-1 FC Krasnodar Gent 2-5 Genk Schalke 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach Lyon 4-2 Roma Olympiacos 1-1 Besiktas

When are the quarter-final fixtures played? All of the quarter-final ties take place on the week commencing April 10, with the second leg ties taking place the following week. The games are expected to take place on the Thursday night of each week to avoid clashes with the Champions League. Who are the favourites to win the Europa League? Manchester United 13/8 Lyon 11/2 Celta Vigo 10/1 Borussia Monchengladbach 10/1 Roma 12/1 Besiktas 14/1 Schalke 16/1 Copenhagen 16/1 Bar 18/1+ Odds supplied by SkyBet