Manchester United crashed to a 3-2 defeat at house to Galatasaray on Tuesday to go away the Red Devils at risk of an early exit from the Champions League.
United have misplaced their opening two video games of a Champions League group for the primary time as new goalkeeper Andre Onana had one other night time to overlook in Europe.
Records damaged to date this season –– Galatasaray hadn’t gained a recreation on English soil in 117 years of current, till Erik Ten Hag.
– Manchester United had by no means misplaced the opening 2 CL group video games, till Erik Ten Hag.
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Rasmus Hojlund twice gave United the lead, however Galatasaray fought again to win away from house within the Champions League for the primary time in 10 years because of objectives from Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu and Mauro Icardi.
“We were totally in control and then we shot ourselves in the feet by giving goals away,” mentioned United boss Erik ten Hag.
“We have to defend in such moments and in certain areas better than we did.”
Onana accepted accountability after his error allowed Bayern Munich to open the scoring in United’s 4-3 defeat in Germany to begin Group A.
The Cameroonian was at fault as soon as extra for the essential second that noticed Casemiro sent-off for conceding a penalty on 77 minutes.
Icardi missed the spot-kick, however shortly made amends to attain the winner towards 10 males.
United’s 1-0 defeat at house to Crystal Palace on Saturday meant Ten Hag’s males are additionally off to their worst ever begin to a Premier League season with 4 defeats from seven video games.
Progress to the final 16 of the Champions League now appears an uphill process.
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Bayern beat FC Copenhagen 2-1 away to maneuver onto six factors, with Galatasaray 4 away from United with 4 video games to play.
Hojlund supplied the one word of positivity on an in any other case expensive night time for United.
The younger Danish striker’s begin to life at Old Trafford was hampered by a again harm, however he’s shortly displaying why United splashed out £64 million ($78 million) for a 20-year-old.
“He scored two brilliant goals,” added Ten Hag. “I think especially the second where he was on his own and used his power and strength. It was a great finish.”
Rasmus Hojlund in his first 7 video games for Manchester united:– Masterclass towards Arsenal– Disallowed purpose towards Brighton– A purpose towards Bayern Munich– A brace towards Galatasaray
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Marcus Rashford performed an enormous position within the opening purpose as his pinpoint volleyed cross gave Hojlund the easy process of heading in from shut vary.
The lead solely lasted six minutes as Zaha got here again to hang-out his former membership.
The Ivorian winger spent an sad six months at Old Trafford a decade in the past both facet of his profitable spells at Crystal Palace.
Zaha had some fortune as his shot deflected off Diogo Dalot and over the hapless Onana.
“It was my first match in the Champions League, it was an explosion of emotions at that moment,” mentioned Zaha, who stunned many by turning his again on the Premier League to maneuver to Turkey.
“What is important for me is to raise Galatasaray’s name to the place it deserves – that is at the top.”
United began the second-half with an depth that has typically been missing this season.
Rashford ought to have picked out Fernandes for a faucet in when clear via and Hojlund had a superb end dominated out for offside.
United’s centre-forward was to not be denied for lengthy. He pounced on a slip by Davinson Sanchez and raced clear on cool earlier than coolly chipping the ball over Fernando Muslera.
Galatasaray had been instantly supplied encouragement when Onana flapped at a innocent cross and Zaha teed up Akturkoglu who curled inches huge.
Akturkoglu was medical moments later because the United defence was simply lower open by Baris Yilmaz’s cross.
Worse was to return for Ten Hag and his new goalkeeper.
Onana was purchased from Inter Milan for £47 million to exchange David De Gea thanks largely to his ball-playing potential.
But a wayward move went straight to Dries Mertens, who was chopped down contained in the field by a determined lunge from Casemiro.
The Brazilian was proven a second yellow card to go away United a person down for the ultimate 20 minutes, together with stoppage time.
Icardi briefly gave Onana a let off when he fluffed his penalty huge of the goal.
However, the Argentine made amends on 81 minutes when Sanchez’s headed clearance put Icardi clear via and he dinked the ball over the United goalkeeper.
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