In the MU vs. Galatasaray game, there was an incredible chase for points. Rasmus Hojlund’s brilliance gave the Red Devils two leads, but a lackluster defense led to their second defeat of the 2023–24 Champions League group stage.
Following a 3–4 loss to Bayern in their 2023–24 Champions League opening encounter, MU is determined to win all three points against Galatasaray in order to keep their hopes of advancing alive.
The starting lineup has not changed much under coach Erik ten Hag, with Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, and Amrabat remaining in the back four. In midfield, Mason Mount and Casemiro continue to start. The distinction is that Bruno Fernandes was forced to the right wing by Hannibal Mejbri, who entered the game early. Marcus Rashford is still the left wing, while Rasmus Hojlund is the center forward.
With home advantage, MU took immediate control of the match and applied pressure to the opposition. The Red Devils’ offense had a successful day, shooting 16 shots, hitting the mark five times, and controlling the ball 52% of the time.
Rasmus Hojlund, a rookie striker, helped them score twice. The first came via a quick run-in that followed Rasford’s cross in the 17th minute to open the score. He threw the ball at full speed and finished coolly to put MU ahead once more in the 67th minute.
Apart from these two goals, Hojlund also had an incident in which, in the 59th minute, he put the ball into Galatasaray’s net, but it was disregarded for offside. Furthermore, MU’s offensive players squandered numerous favorable situations during the game.
And when their back-line comrades had the best possible day at work, they will be deeply sorry. Dalot failed to mark Zaha in the 23rd minute, allowing the player to kick into his former team’s net.
The entire MU defense was playing a surface game by the 71st minute, allowing Galatasaray players to easily dribble and coordinate before Akturkoglu beat Onana with a close-range finish.
When Casemiro fouled a member of the opposition side in the penalty area in the 76th minute, he was given a second yellow card. Icardi missed the penalty kick that was given to MU. Icardi, on the other hand, made up for his error three minutes later when he exploited the MU defenders to go away and overcome Onana face-to-face. The Galatasaray striker was not in an offside position in this instance because Amrabat was in the incorrect position.
Man United lost the game 2-3, placing them last in Group A and putting them at risk of losing the 2023–24 Champions League early in the group stage. Galatasaray, meanwhile, has four points and a good chance of making it to the elimination round.
Line up:
MU: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Amrabat (Martial 89′), Casemiro, Mount (Antony 84′), Hannibal (Eriksen 46′), Fernandes, Rashford (Garnacho 67′), Hojlund
Galatasaray: Muslera, Boey, Sanchez , Bardakci, Angelino (Ndombele 84′), Torreira (Sergio Oliveira 62′), Ayhan (Nelsson 84′), Zaha (Mertens 72′), Tete (Yilmaz 62′), Akturkoglu, Icardi