Early Team News: Man United VS Galatasaray - Prediction & Odds

The UEFA Champions League returns to Old Trafford as Manchester United are set to host Galatasaray on Tuesday night. After a thrilling encounter against FC Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena, the Red Devils are ready to host Galatasaray tomorrow at Old Trafford. The recent form is not in Man United's favor. They lost their last league game against Crystal Palace on Saturday. As a result, Man United stand in the 10th after four defeats in their seven league games. In addition, Manchester United started their journey in the UEFA Champions League with a defeat against FC Bayern Munich. But the Red Devils showed a fighting spirit until the end. Striker Rasmus Hojlund scored his very first goal for Manchester United's shirt in this match, while Casemiro's brace in the final ten minutes helped to reduce the deficit. In the end, Man United lost to Bayern by a 4-3 margin. However, the Red Devils are looking to bounce back again against Galatasaray. But several players will miss this match due to injury concerns.

Stats&Facts

• Galatasaray's records are not strong enough against Man United. They have won only one of their six meetings with the Red Devils.
• Manchester United have never lost a home game in their last three meetings with the Turkish club, Galatasaray.
• As well as Galatasaray, Turkish clubs struggled against English teams away from home. The last Turkish team that won against an English club in the UEFA Champions League was Besiktas, who defeated Manchester United back in 2009.
• Manchester United won each of their last five home games against Turkish clubs in the UCL.
• Man United's home record in the UCL is not strong enough. They lost six of their last 13 home games in the Champions League.

Team News

Argentine World Cup winner Lisandro Martinez's injury is a massive blow for Manchester United. In accordance with Erik Ten Hag, Lisandro Martinez will have to undergo surgery. Therefore, the defender will be out of the team for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan Bissaka, Tyrell Malacia, Donny Van de Beek, Kobbie Mianoo, and Amad Diallo still remain injured. New signing Sergio Reguilon is also unavailable due to an injury. As a result, Sofyan Amrabat will have to continue playing as a left-back. But the good news is Antony has returned to the team after allegations of domestic abuse were made against him. Ten Hag confirms Antony is in consideration for tomorrow's game. As for Galatasaray, they will miss the service of Kazimcan Karatas through injury. But former Man United player Wilfred Zaha is available to play tomorrow. Hakim Ziyech, the summer signing of Galatasaray, is in doubt as he has some fitness issues. But the manager will wait for him. The Possible Lineup for Man United: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Amrabat; Casemiro, Eriksen; Fernandes, Mount, Rashford; Hojlund The Possible Lineup for Galatasaray: Muslera; Boey, Sanchez, Bardakci, Angelino; Torreira, Demirbay; Zaha, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi

Prediction: Man United 2-1 Galatasaray

As the home team, Manchester United are the favorite side against Galatasaray without any doubt. Although they will miss some players, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, and Rasmus Hojlund are capable of destroying Galatasaray. But Man United's defense is a big concern. If they can defend well, they should win this match.

Betfair Odds

Man United: 1.44 Draw: 4.75 Galatasaray: 6.50 Get realtime Betfair Odds on BFB247