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Updated October 4, 2023

UCL: Galatasaray Stun Manchester United!

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Galatasaray made history last night. They stunned English giant Manchester United at Old Trafford, sealing a thrilling victory by a 3-2 margin

UCL: Galatasaray Stun Manchester United!

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Turkish club FC Galatasaray made history last night. They stunned English giant Manchester United at Old Trafford, sealing a thrilling victory by a 3-2 margin. Despite taking the lead twice, defensive errors cost Manchester United against the Turkish side. Andre Onana's wrong pass led to Casemiro being sent off in the 77th minute. Eventually, Mauro Icardi scored the late winner after missing the spot kick.

As It Happened

It's been a very difficult season for Manchester United as they lost seven of their first ten games so far in all competitions. After losing their first game in the UCL against Bayern Munich, Manchester United were very desperate to win against Galatasaray last night. Man United's boss Erik Ten Hag made one change in the squad that played against Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. Hannibal Mejbri came in, and Pellisri was on the bench. However, the manager set up the team formation with 4-3-3, where Rasmus Hojlund led the attack with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Besides, Galatasaray's boss played his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The game started with Manchester United taking an early lead. Summer signing Rasmus Hojlund found the opener for Manchester United as he converted Rashford's cross into a stunning goal in the 17th minute. But Manchester United couldn't hold the lead for a while. Former Man United player Wilfred Zaha found the equalizer for Galatasaray within six minutes. He successfully beat Diego Dalot and netted the ball in the 23rd minute. After that, Manchester United tried hard to score more but failed in the first half. As a result, the halftime ended in a 1-1 tie. After the break, Galatasaray looked very threatening whenever they got the ball. But it was Rasmus Hojlund again, who put Manchester United ahead of the game. Hojlund second goal was very impressive as he showed his actual quality in this goal. He made a solo run, beat several defenders, and finally found the net in the 67th minute. But the home side failed again to hold the lead. They conceded once again within four minutes. This time, Mohammad Kareem leveled the scoreline for Galatasaray in the 71st minute. After that, Man United's goalkeeper Andre Onana made a huge mistake! He provided a wrong pass, and Casemiro had to make a tackle inside the box to prevent the goal. As a result, the referee showed Casemiro the red card and gave a penalty to Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi stepped forward to take this spot kick but missed! However, Galatasaray continued pressing against the 10-man's Man United. There was a clear leak in the defense of Man United and Galatasaray took that chance. Icardi, who missed the spot kick, scored the winner for the Turkish side. His goal in the 81st minute earned Galatasaray's first-ever victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. With this defeat, it becomes very complicated for Manchester United to qualify for the Round of 16! They are at the bottom of the table in Group A. But Ten Hag is still confident. He said, “Everything is open. There are still four games to go and we have a double [game] with Copenhagen. Every game is tough but we know what to do. We know what our demand is there: To stay in this group and to keep our positions open for going through.”

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