▁past ▁Tom asz ▁K usz cz ak . ▁United ▁respond ed ▁immediately ▁through ▁a ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs ▁free - k ick ▁that ▁took ▁a ▁large ▁def lection ▁off ▁Christian ▁Gent ner ▁in ▁the ▁Wolf s burg ▁wall , ▁wrong - foot ing ▁goal keeper ▁Diego ▁Ben ag lio , ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁bottom ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁goal ▁for ▁G ig gs ' ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁for ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 8 th ▁minute , ▁United ▁won ▁a ▁throw - in ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side , ▁from ▁which ▁Ev ra ▁found ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney . ▁Ro oney ▁played ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁to ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁in ▁the ▁Wolf s burg ▁penalty ▁area , ▁but ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁shot ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁ball ▁off ▁to ▁G ig gs . ▁Like wise , ▁G ig gs ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁a ▁shooting ▁angle ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁n ud ge ▁the ▁ball ▁back ▁to ▁Car rick , ▁who ▁cur led ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁far ▁corner ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁area . ▁United ▁protected ▁their ▁lead ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 2 ▁minutes , ▁and ▁the ▁win ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁their ▁group . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁two ▁matches ▁against ▁C SK A ▁Moscow , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁United ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁Lu z hn iki ▁Stadium , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁Final ▁victory . ▁However ,