CSKA Moskva vs. Manchester United

Antonio Valencia earned the deserved victory when he powered in an angled drive at the far post after Dimitar Berbatov had flicked on a Nani cross.

But United were given a scare when centre-back Nemaja Vidic played his side into trouble and allowed Milos Krasic get in an 18-yard shot which he put over. At the other end, Akinfeev was nearly caught out before managing to scramble a 30-yard Paul Scholes shot, which bounced in front of him, over his bar.

Portuguese winger Nani looked the most likely to get the goal the game desperately needed and was only denied when Akinfeev dived low to his left to turn his header round the post. CSKA might have been the home side but showed little ambition, with United looking the more threatening as the game progressed.

Substitute Michael Owen missed a 10-yard volley from a Valencia cross before a lapse in concentration at the back by United was only rescued by the assistant referee's flag.

Krasic would have had a free shot on goal but was wrongly ruled offside.

A CSKA goal would have been unfair on the visitors and they heeded the warning as they produced a slick move involving several one-touch passes before Valencia saw a sweet strike come back off the crossbar.

Valencia made no mistake shortly afterwards when he scored the goal to reward a patient and professional performance, leaving United commandingly top of Group B with three wins out of three.