Manchester United 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1: Wolves powerless to prevent Ferguson's men looking like their old selves as Red Devils suffer no Swiss hangover after crashing out of the Champions' League

United's season may have been holed below the waterline in Basle, but at least for the moment it remains upright. The last time Sir Alex Ferguson's team failed to survive the group phase of the Champions' League, six years ago, they were unbeaten in their next 10 matches and, given that this was the first of a run of five meetings with teams in the bottom end of the Premier League, their manager will demand a comparable recovery.