Erik ten Hag said that Manchester United have defensive plans in place ahead of their Champions League match against Galatasaray on Tuesday. But there was little evidence in another dreadful defensive display as the Turkish champions strolled away with a historic 3-2 victory at Old Trafford.
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However, the Red Devils’ flaws were exploited by Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu, and Mauro Icardi to inflict a sixth defeat in ten games this season.
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It was Galatasaray’s first victory on English soil, their first Champions League victory in five years, and the end of a 17-match winless record in the competition away from home Erik ten Hag.
United conceded 17 goals in their first ten games, including four against Bayern Munich and three each against Arsenal and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Ahead of the Galatasaray clash, Ten Hag insisted his side were ready to deal with the attacking threat Okan Buruk’s side possessed.
“Absolutely [we have defensive strategies in place], we know that they are [dangerous],” Ten Hag explained in his pre-match press conference.
“But it’s not only Zaha and Icardi. There is also Dries Mertens, if Hakim Ziyech is available [him too], if Tete [is, him too]. So they have more good players.
But Diogo Dalot failed to deal with a lofted through ball for Zaha’s rapid first equaliser, getting bullied by the former Crystal Palace man in scenes far too familiar for the onlooking Stretford End.
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