Louis van Gaal's men come into Wednesday's European clash after a dominant 3-0 win over Everton but Goal looks at the threat posed by their Russian opponent.
Riding high in the Russian Premier League, five points ahead of nearest challenger Lokomotiv Moscow and 10 points above reigning champion Zenit St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow has enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season.
Now favorites to win the title, the Krasno-siniewelcome Manchester United to Moscow for Wednesday night's Champions league match in fine form, as manager Leonid Slutskiy looks to have regained his midas touch after also engineering the Russian national team's turnaround to secure Euro 2016 qualification.