Manchester United's Champions League hopes on a knife edge

Manchester United 0 PSV Eindhoven 0: Even in the halcyon years under Alex Ferguson, Manchester United players had a habit of making life difficult for themselves, a tendency which they appear hell bent on continuing with Louis van Gaal at the helm.

The Premier League side face a tricky visit to Wolfsburg in the final group game of their Champions League qualifying campaign next month knowing that anything less than victory could see them overtaken by their Dutch visitors last night and exit the competition.

While PSV host the unimpressive Moscow side CSKA in the final round of games, United must travel to Germany and face a team whose 2-0 victory in Russia yesterday afternoon placed van Gaal’s team under increased pressure before kick-off at Old Trafford.