Manchester United 3-0 FC Basel: Unplayable Fellaini and other key talking points 

#2. Basel show glimpses of attacking quality; Ricky van Wolfswinkel not much help

Eder Balanta was impressive last night against much tougher opponents than he is used to facing

Before the match, Basel manager Raphael Wicky sang the praises of the star he;d brought in to replace last season's goal-scoring hero Seydou Doumbia saying of Ricky van Wolfswinkel: "Of course he can [score goals in the Champions League like he has in Switzerland]. I believe that he can score and I hope that he will score goals in the Champions League for us as well.''

van Wolfswinkel had been on fire in an otherwise lacklustre start to the domestic campaign (having bagged 7 goals already) but at Old Trafford, he reverted to the version of him that pitched up at Carrow Road - a bit too back on his heels, a bit too hesitant when the ball was there to be won, a bit too slow to react.

When Basel improved in the second half, Mohammed Elyounoussi's dribbling, Renato Steffen's intelligent movement, Luca Zuffi's vision and even Eder Balanta's ability to bring the ball out of the back stood out in sharp relief against just how poor the man up top was. Basel looked sharper once he was off the pitch with both Kevin Bua and on-loan from RB Salzburg youngster Dimitri Oberlin providing more pace and movement up top.

In fact, if Oberlin and Elyounoussi had taken a couple of very presentable chances they got in the second half, they might have made a real push to maintaining their played 2, lost neither stat at Old Trafford.