▁home . ▁Antonio ▁Val encia ▁then ▁salv aged ▁a ▁draw ▁for ▁United ▁in ▁injury ▁time , ▁firing ▁in ▁a ▁long - range ▁shot ▁that ▁looked ▁to ▁be ▁going ▁wide ▁until ▁it ▁took ▁a ▁w icked ▁def lection ▁off ▁Georg i ▁Sch enn ik ov . ▁With ▁Wolf s burg ▁be ating ▁Be ş ik ta ş ▁ 3 – 0 ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁the ▁draw ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁secure ▁United ' s ▁passage ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁knock out ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁yet ▁to ▁cl inch ▁top ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁United ▁lost ▁their ▁home ▁game ▁ 1 – 0 ▁to ▁Be ş ik ta ş ▁but ▁cl inch ed ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁their ▁group ▁after ▁be ating ▁Wolf s burg ▁ 3 – 1 ▁away . ▁Michael ▁O wen ▁scored ▁all ▁three ▁goals , ▁claim ing ▁his ▁first ▁Manchester ▁United ▁hat ▁trick . ▁ ▁Kno ck out ▁phase ▁ ▁The ▁draw ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁knock out ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁Ny on , ▁Switzerland , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁United , ▁as ▁group ▁w inners , ▁could ▁have ▁faced ▁such ▁teams ▁as ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Intern azionale , ▁but ▁were ▁ultimately ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Milan . ▁This ▁presented ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁former ▁player ▁David ▁Beck ham ▁facing ▁United ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Beck ham ▁started ▁the ▁first