Evening all and welcome to the greatest, most momentous match of all-time.

"He's a good passer, but his biggest strength is his legs." Steven Gerrard there, failing to notice that Paul Pogba is quite good at the thinking stuff he was less good at.

Luke Shaw, then. He really should be a player, but he can't have too many chances left at United, if any. I'm sure Mourinho would gladly loz him off - the question is whether anyone will pay enough money, and whether United have money for a replacement.

This may, of course, be nonsense, and the formation just happens to suit the players who need games. But my suspicion is that Mourinho wants his players to become expert in its practice.

As far as United's XI goes, the headline news will probably be how strong it is, and who's in it, but "for me", the thing it suggests is that they now play 3-5-2.

Teams...

Who needs what:

Manchester United will qualify in top spot if they draw against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford tonight.

If United lose to CSKA and Basel do not win, United and CSKA go through with first place determined by head-to-head results, i.e. provided United do not lose by four goals, they'll win the group.

If CSKA and Basel win: the top two will be decided in a three-way head-to-head. Again, provided United do not lose by four goals, they'll win the group.

Basel will qualify if they get a better result than CSKA, or if both teams draw or lose, due to their superior head-to-head.

CSKA must win more points than Basel to ensure second place.

Ok, perhaps not, but artistic licence, yeah? And anyway, every opportunity to enjoy Jose Mourinho's merry band of carefree revellers is not to be missed.