After falling down 2-0 on a pair of Danny Welbeck goals, United conceded two of their own early in the second half. Then, to make matters worse, they gave up a penalty which Alexandre Frei hammered home for his second goal of the match.
With 14 minutes to play, United was in danger of losing their first legitimate fixture of the new campaign. They were eventually rescued by Ashley Young in the 90th minute to earn a draw in the first phase of Champions League play, but the goals conceded are certainly something to question.
United dominated the match with 60-percent possession. They had nine shots on goal in comparison to Basel's five and simply played a cleaner brand of soccer. The only offensive concern was their six offsides calls. But of the five Basel shots on net, three of them went in.
Unlike their front line, United started Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Fabio in the back line. Jones, Ferdinand and Evra are a common trio in the back, and they will remain so even when skipper Nemanja Vidic returns.
New keeper David de Gea made some spectacular saves as he can do, but needs to be consistent with balls coming across the box.
The best way to sum up United's night is with one word: careless. They uncharacteristically squandered a two-goal lead, and a lot of it simply had to do with sloppy play in the back. Don't expect Sir Alex to be happy with this, but don't expect the club to panic at all either.
They remain unbeaten this season and will continue their push through England and Champions League.
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