Galatasaray defeated Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford as the struggles for the Red Devils continue, and the future of the head coach Ten Hag seems more and more uncertain after the shocking results since the beginning of the new season.
Rasmus Hojlund scored the 1st goal in the match to give the Red Devils the lead in the 17th minute after Marcus Rashford’s assist. However, after the 1st half, the result was a draw after ex-Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha netted in the 23rd minute after Davinson Sanchez’s assist.
FINISHED THEM. #MUNvGS #UCL pic.twitter.com/LOwUiju9TW
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) October 3, 2023
Rasmus Hojlund netted his 2nd goal to give his side the lead again in the 67th minute. However, the Turkish team tied again Kerem Akturkoglu scored 4 minutes later.
In the 77th minute, the Red Devils were left with 10 men on the pitch after Casemiro received his 2nd yellow card for tripping. Mauro Icardi missed a penalty in the 78th minute to give Galatasaray the lead for the 1st time in the clash, but only 3 minutes later, he did it and made it 3-2 for the visiting club in the 81st minute as that secured the 3 points for them.
MANCHESTER IS YELLOW AND RED. 🟡🔴 pic.twitter.com/7lpZoWvnrd
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) October 3, 2023
Galatasaray is in 2nd place with 4 points after 2 matches, while Man. United is in 4th place without a point after 2 games.
This was Galatasaray’s first EVER win on English soil.
It came against Manchester United in the Champions League at Old Trafford.
History for the Turkish side! 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/o2OuE39Cp1
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 3, 2023