Manchester United’s disappointing season continued as they suffered a 3-2 loss at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday, leaving them at the bottom of Champions League Group A and in a state of disarray.
Seeking to put behind them a fourth Premier League defeat of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday, United started aggressively in the rainy Manchester weather. They took a 17th-minute lead through Denmark striker Rasmus Højlund.
However, their lead was short-lived, as Wilfried Zaha, facing his former club, scored the equalizer just six minutes later due to some defensive lapses by the home team.
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In the second half, Højlund took advantage of a mistake by Galatasaray defender Davinson Sanchez and restored United’s lead in the 67th minute. But Kerem Akturkoglu leveled the score four minutes later, leaving Old Trafford in stunned silence.
A blunder by United’s goalkeeper Andre Onana led to Brazilian midfielder Casemiro conceding a penalty, resulting in his dismissal after receiving a second yellow card.
Fortunately for United, Mauro Icardi missed the spot kick, but he redeemed himself by scoring a fantastic winner nine minutes before the final whistle, pushing Galatasaray into second place in the group with four points and leaving United without any.
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Bayern Munich leads the group with six points from two games following a 2-1 victory against FC Copenhagen, who are currently in third place with one point.
Crystal Palace beat Manchester United
Manchester United suffered their fourth Premier League defeat of the season when Joachim Anderson’s early goal secured a 1-0 victory for Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Having previously suffered a home league defeat against Brighton, the lackluster hosts found themselves trailing once again in the 25th minute as Anderson skillfully placed the ball into the top corner of the net.
With just nine points and a goal difference of -4, this marks Manchester United’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season after seven games. Their last worse start to a top-flight campaign was in the 1989-90 season.
