Given that, ahead of kickoff, there was plenty of talk about the quality of the pitch, Manchester United will be content with their 1-1 draw against Rostov, which they would expect to win next week when the two teams meet at Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho confirmed that his tactics had been altered because of the playing surface and that was clear when the starting XI was announced, with fans left scratching their heads as they tried to work out the formation, which turned out to feature a three-man defence.
In a largely poor game, a moment of intricate passing between Marouane Fellaini and Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up Henrikh Mkhitaryan for United's goal.