Among the fixtures completed in the Champions League this past week, it had been expected that Bayer Leverkusen would offer a serious threat to Manchester United as both teams strived to book their places in the knock-out phase. The German team entered the match with an unbeaten home record this season and occupying second position in the Bundesliga. Alas, the 5-0 win by Manchester United perhaps proved that the Premier League is stronger in depth than its German counterpart.