Manchester City’s first season back in Europe’s premier football competition since the 1968-69 season saw them handed a tough draw against Bayern Munich, Villareal and Napoli.
By contrast, Manchester United were drawn against Benfica, Basel and Otelul Galati of Romania.
While Sir Alex Ferguson may be happy with what seems to be a kinder draw than Arsenal (with Marseille, Olympiakos, and Borussia Dortmund) or Chelsea (with Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk) City will remain confident of progress.