The official view of the plc agm from their web site:
The Champions League draw was not the only important event for United on Friday. The club's AGM took place at Old Trafford with shareholders seizing their chance to fire questions at the board.
PLC Chairman Sir Roy Gardner wanted to adopt a more business like approach to the meeting, and according to United's Director of Communcations, Paddy Harverson, the format worked very well.
"It was an excellent meeting, we were very, very pleased with it," Paddy told ManUtd.com.
"It was primarily an important business meeting, but with the recognition that most shareholders are also fans who have the interests of the football club at the forefront of their minds.
"Obviously the shareholders who are fans want to ask fan orientated questions so ticketing was a hot topic. In particular the allocation of away tickets, which is a big subject at the moment."
There were, as usual, agreements and disagreements but all in all, the meeting ran very smoothly.
"We have got to be honest, we don't always agree with some of the views put across by the shareholders," said Paddy.
"There are members of Shareholders United who are going to have different views from ours. We're honest and open about our decisions and Peter Kenyon is particularly very good at expressing that.
"Ultimately it's about getting a balance between the interests of all the stakeholders in the company."
Sir Alex Ferguson also made an appearance after the AGM had closed and he spent half an hour answering questions from the audience.
"The manager answered with his usual aplomb," said Paddy. "There was one shareholder fan who was critical of him but he didn't have the support of the room. The large majority were delighted to see him, and they gave him a great ovation at the end."
Concluding his review of the AGM, Paddy told ManUtd.com: "We were very pleased with the meeting, but there are always lessons for the future which we will learn.
"Hopefully next year's AGM will be even more successful than this one."