Manchester United begin Europa League campaign with a 2 - 0 win at Red Bull Salzburg . There was another hat-trick , this time in Group G , where 2008 winners Zenit St Petersburg won 3-1 at Anderlecht , with Alexander Kerzhakov netting all three for the Russian side . David Villa scores his first goal for the club with Dutch forward Jo also on target . The other Group A match between Juventus and Lech Poznan ends in a 3 - 3 draw . Patrick Helmes scores a hat - trick for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4 - 0 win over Rosenborg .
Manchester United begin Europa League campaign with a 2 - 0 win at Red Bull Salzburg . David Villa scores his first goal for the club with Dutch forward Jo also on target . The other Group A match between Juventus and Lech Poznan ends in a 3 - 3 draw . Patrick Helmes scores a hat - trick for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4 - 0 win over Rosenborg .