Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did the mental calculations and decided to err on the side of caution.
'The group is still very open. We've got nine, two on six points and Basaksehir on three, so we still need points to go through,' the Manchester United manager said. 'One probably should be enough and three probably gives you the win.'
Looking at Champions League Group H, you'd certainly rather be in United's shoes than Paris Saint-Germain's when the two teams meet at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
A draw will be enough for Solskjaer's team to make the last-16, but passage into the knockout stages will be more fraught for last season's runners-up.