It's fair to say that final goal was against the run of play but United and especially Owen won't care! They will go through to the last 16 as group winners despite a flattering scoreline

Benaglio denies Owen a hat-trick as he stands up well and smothers his snatched shot after a lucky ricochet put him clean through on goal

Sir Alex Ferguson looks pretty relaxed on the bench and he will consider this job done with a patched up side

Gentner's hopeful shot bounces up off the turf but Kuszczak does well to hold on and deny Dzeko a follow up chance

This has been a real smash and grab raid from United as they have been decidedly second best on the the night!

Kuszczak fists a dangerous cross clear of the danger zone but these are nervous times for United

Wolfsburg need to score to go through and they are certainly knocking at the door as we move towards the final 10 minutes

Dzeko forces Kuszczak into a save at the base of his near post after an opportunist volley from a tight angle

United have reverted to a more familiar 4-4-2 formation for the final 15 minutes with Sir Alex Ferguson looking to shut up shop

Kuszczak claws a Grafitie shot behind for a corner as the home side get closer

Owen and Welbeck almost bundle their way through but a shooting chance doesn't materialise

Nani is back on following treatment but he - alongside the elusive Welbeck - must be prime candidates for substitution after poor showings

Nani requires treatment after going to ground holding his ankle following a blocked shot

Dzeko can't believe it as Grafite steps in front of him to take a shot when clearly offside. He should have moved out of the way and allowed his strike partner a clear shot on goal

United resemble a tired boxer propping themselves up on the ropes and Sir Alex Ferguson must be contemplating changes

Dzeko is starting to look a real dangerman and could well prove the difference between the two sides tonight

That goal was coming as Wolfsburg were dominating possession and United just couldn't get out of their own half

Evra cuts out Sascha Riether's low cross with United at sixes and sevens at the back once again

Grafite is flagged offside as Fletcher steps out. That was a close call but a vital one for United

Anderson chases back and wins back the ball after his own slack play had opened the door for Wolfsburg

United are already looking more assured in possession which was Sir Alex Ferguson's biggest half-time gripe

Carrick looks to have taken to his centre-half role like a duck to water as he steps out to block a Hasebe shot with real authority

United will head in at the break with an advantage and it's hard to see why as Wolfsburg have been by far the better side

Kuszczak does well to tip Hasebe's powerful 20-yard shot over his crossbar with a fleeting fingertip. That was quality goalkeeping from the Pole

Diego Benaglio rushes his clearance and Nani goes for goal from near the halfway line but his long shot lacks control and drifts well wide

Park looks lively down the right wing and he might by United's best hope on a night where they look happy to settle for the point they require

Evra gets down the left flank and sends over a cross as United finally string together an attacking move of note

Evra just does enough to cut out a dangerous cross but United look nervous every time the home side launch an attack

Christian Gentner's curling cross is fisted away from the arriving Dzeko by Kuszczak at full-stretch

Welbeck finds the back of the net with a composed finish but he drifted offside from Anderson's pass and the goal won't stand

United have struggled to string anything together at the top end of the pitch and it is not making for an entertaining game

Nani picks up a loose ball but dribbles it 40 yards only to give it away cheaply. He's having a poor night by his own relatively mediocre standards!

Dzeko controls well before producing an abysmal shot from an impossible angle when he had team-mates queuing up for a cross

Wolfsburg continue to look the more dangerous side with Owen barely touching the ball in the opening 25 minutes of this match

Misimovic heads over at the back post after marker Darren Fletcher is left in no man's land from a deep cross. Wolfsburg should be 2-0 up now!

Gibson clearly has a taste for goals at the moment as he lashes another hopeful effort over the crossbar from a central position

Andrea Barzagli is left unmarked and heads a corner over the bar from eight yards. That should have been the opening goal and he holds his head in his hands

Evra picks out Park in acres of space on the right side of the box but the midfielder strays offside and the flag rightly goes up to end a dangerous break

Darron Gibson picks up a one-two and goes for goal from 25 yards but he drags his shot comfortably wide of the mark

Makoto Hasebe can't believe that he hasn't won a penalty as Carrick's hopeful lunge looked to bring him down but the referee gives a corner

Park almost picks out Welbeck with a low cross from the right but the ball is stabbed away from the stretching striker

Welbeck brings the ball down well in the penalty area but he can't find space for a shot and Wolfsburg clear their lines

Zvjezdan Misimovic lobs a shot straight at Kuszczak from 20 yards and he holds the weak effort with little drama

Wolfsburg are seeing more of the ball and United have yet to settle into this match

Edin Dzeko rises but he can't quite reach a cross from Marcel Schafer. United were slack at the back there and that will be a concern to the visiting dugout

Grafite lets fly with an ankled shot from the right corner of the penalty area but that's food and drink for Kuszczak

United are playing with three at the back with Evra and Fletcher flanking makeshift centre-half Carrick. It's certainly an unusual Sir Alex Ferguson formation!