Manchester United vs Galatasaray – Preview
Everything you need to know ahead of Man United taking on Galatasaray at Old Trafford
Manchester United will be eyeing their first points of the season on Tuesday evening when they host Turkish Champions Galatasaray at Old Trafford. As ever, you will be able to watch the game exclusively with beIN SPORTS.
After losing five of their first seven games in the Premier League, Manchester United have recorded their worst start to a league season in 34 years. Last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace left the Red Devils in 10th position in the table, and for the first time in his tenure leaving head coach Erik ten Hag under considerable pressure.
Whilst a lengthy injury list coupled with some off-field issues for key attacking players has played a part in the current malaise at Old Trafford much of the focus will be on how the Dutch tactician can bounce back yet again and put together a winning run to get United back on track.
Man United are already playing catch-up in the Champions League after a 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich in Matchday 1. Whilst the result would suggest a close contest, Bayern dominated large swathes of the game in Munich, before Man United fought back thanks to a late, late brace from Casemiro.
As for Galatasaray, they are currently sitting in second place in the Turkish Super Lig just two points behind bitter rivals Fenerbache. Former Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha registered his first goal for the club over the weekend in what proved to be a comfortable 2-1 win against MKE Ankaragücü.
After a busy summer on the transfer front recruiting a host of former Premier League players including Hakim Ziyech, Wilfried Zaha and Tete the Turkish giants are looking to make a big impact in the Champions League after navigating the qualification rounds to make the tournament. Last time out in the Champions League, Galatasaray fought back from 2-0 down to secure a late 2-2 draw against Copenhagen courtesy of Sacha Boey and Tete.
Manchester United Predicted Team
Onana; Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Reguilon; Casemiro, Amrabat; Fernandes, Mount, Rashford; Hojlund
Galatasaray Predicted Team
Muslera; Boey, Sanchez, Bardakci, Angelino; Torreira, Demirbay; Zaha, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi
Manchester United vs Galatasaray – Match Facts
Manchester United have never lost at home to Galatasaray in three previous meetings, drawing 3-3 in October 1993 in UEFA Champions League qualifying, and winning 4-0 in December 1994 and 1-0 in September 2012 in the competition's group stages.
Galatasaray have won just one of their six previous meetings with Manchester United (D3 L2), though it was their most recent meeting in November 2012 (1-0).
Galatasaray recorded 20 pressed sequences in their opening match in the UEFA Champions League against FC København, the second most of any side on MD1 after Benfica (21). These are the number of sequences where the opposition has three or fewer passes, and the sequence ends within 40 metres of their own goal.
Among Manchester United players who have played 10+ times at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League, only Ruud van Nistelrooy (87) has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Marcus Rashford (112) in home matches. Indeed, Rashford has netted eight goals in 14 home appearances in the competition.
How to watch - Manchester United vs Galatasaray
You can watch Manchester United vs Galatasaray on beIN SPORTS 1 EN from 21:00 Mecca. Marcel Desailly and Didier Domi will join Richard Keys and Andy Gray in the studio.
