Group B opponents
Here's a quick profile of each club in United's 2015/16 Champions League group.
PSV Eindhoven
UEFA coefficient ranking: 37
How they qualified: first in Eredivisie
Last season: Did not qualify
Best European Cup performance: UEFA Champions League winners (1987/88)
Manager: Phillip Cocu - The former midfielder became caretaker manager in 2012 and has been with the club in a permanent capacity since 2013, helping wrestle back the Eredivisie title for the first time in four years last season.
Dangerman: Adam Maher - After the exits of Georginio Wijnaldum and, of course, Memphis Depay this summer, much of the creative and goalscoring threat will come through the Dutch playmaker.
Stadium: Philips Stadion - Houses 35,000, making it the third biggest stadium in the country and it hosted the 2006 UEFA Cup final.
CSKA Moscow
UEFA coefficient ranking: 35
How they qualified: second in Russian Premier League - beat Sporting Lisbon 4-3 on aggregate in play-off
Last season: UEFA Champions League group stages
Best European Cup performance: winners (1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/56, 2000/01, 2012/13)
Manager: Leonid Slutsky - Been with the club since 2009 and helped them reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history in his debut term, as well as two years later. Recently succeeded Fabio Capello as Russia manager alongside his Russia duties.
Dangerman: Seydou Doumbia - The Ivorian scored three in two games against Manchester City in the group stages of last season's Champions League.
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium - Where United won the 2008 Champions League with a 6-5 penalties win over Chelsea. It holds a mammoth 78,360.
Wolfsburg
UEFA coefficient ranking: 53
How they qualified: second in Bundesliga
Last season: Did not qualify
Best European Cup performance: None.
Manager: Dieter Hecking - Took charge in 2012 and secured his first major trophy earlier this year with a 3-1 German Cup final win over Borussia Dortmund.
Dangerman: It was Kevin De Bruyne, but he seems set to complete a move to Man City, so that title probably falls to fellow goalscoring midfielder Ivan Perisic.
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena - Opened in December 2002, its capacity is 30,000 for league matches and 26,385 for internationals
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