AS Manchester United somehow extended their current unbeaten run of matches to the quarter-century barrier against a valiant Wolves at Old Trafford, it was hard not to think that, should Alex Ferguson’s team manage to get key players fit, healthy and at peak form for any length of time this season, their title rivals will be left suffering from the same feeling of nausea that swept through the United squad this weekend.

AS Manchester United and Juventus consolidated their places at the top of Group D, the shock of the night was recorded by Swiss champions FC Basel who edged out Deportivo Coruna 1-0 to earn their first win in the second phase of the Champions League.