Man Utd’s poor form continues with damaging loss to Galatasaray

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Man Utd’s Poor Form Continues With Damaging Loss To Galatasaray
Manchester United had Casemiro sent off in their home defeat to Galatasaray, © PA Wire/PA Images
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By Simon Peach, PA Chief Football Writer

Manchester United 2 - 3 Galatasaray

Manchester United fell to a jaw-dropping, error-ridden 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray as Erik ten Hag’s side saw their start to the season go from bad to worse in an embarassing Champions League collapse.

Having lost their Group A opener at Bayern Munich and fallen to a fourth defeat in seven Premier League matches on Saturday, the Red Devils reached a new low on a wet Tuesday night at Old Trafford.

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Rasmus Hojlund scored a superb second after his opener was cancelled out by Galatasaray’s grinning former United forward Wilfried Zaha, only for Ten Hag’s men to spectacularly unravel.

Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi (right) celebrates scoring the winning goal
Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi (right) celebrates scoring the winning goal (Martin Rickett/PA)

Kerem Akturkoglu equalised and summer signing Andre Onana’s atrocious pass out straight to Dries Mertens led to a poor Casemiro recovery challenge that saw the Brazil midfielder sent off and a penalty awarded.

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The goalkeeper – guilty of a costly gaffe in Munich – was relieved to see Mauro Icardi strike the spot-kick wide, but the striker swiftly made amends as United fell to a third Old Trafford loss of the campaign.

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