3. Win The Group
The importance of topping the group is huge. By winning the group means that in the Second Round, United will play a team that has finished 2nd in their respective group. This means potentially avoiding the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. With Manchester City being drawn in a group against Real Madrid, there is every chance that they could win their group, along with Arsenal and Chelsea, but teams from the same nation cannot be drawn together in the Second Round. However, the Champions League does not crown it's winners quite so easily. Things are never straight forward and there are always twists and turns.