UEFA Champions League: Manchester United 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen - five talking points

Shinji Kagawa (L) competes with Stefan Kiessling (C) as Michael Carrick looks on (R). (Getty Images)

Leverkusen show promise, but it was too little too late

Leverkusen tactic in this game was to apparently let United have all of the back and count on their defence to keep them in it, for long enough to let their attackers have a dig at United. But unfortunately for them, their plan backfired and they kept inviting pressure by sitting back and sometimes holding a very high line as they went in search of the goals, that would have brought them back into the match.

Their attacking play was impressive, as they managed to quickly shift the ball from defence to offense. But the problem was that they left it too late, as they only got into the game after they were well and truly out of it. As both their goals demonstrated, they certainly have a sharp attack and if they use it more often, they could make this a tricky group.