Your eyes are not deceiving you: That’s Manchester United at the bottom of its Champions League group following two blown leads at home in a 3-2 loss to Galatasaray at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Rasmus Hojlund scored twice for the Red Devils, who finished with 10 men after Casemiro collected a second yellow card while making a desperation tackle to bail out an Andre Onana mistake.
Manchester United are now without a point having lost an entertaining affair at Bayern Munich to open the tournament.
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Gala got goals from ex-United winger Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu, and Mauro Icardi, the latter scoring after missing wide on the penalty bid that accompanied Casemiro’s sending off.
The legendary Turkish side gets its first win on English soil and rises second, two points before Bayern Munich. United’s a point behind third-place Copenhagen ahead of back-to-back UCL ties with the Danish side.
Rasmus Hojlund gives Man Utd a silver lining to sloppy, sad showing
Manchester United can and should lament just about everything from a bitter defeat in the rain at Old Trafford that leaves it four points off the knockout round pace.
Andre Onana added to his early gaffe collection, and the invaluable Casemiro was sent off trying to make up for the goalkeeper’s huge late error. The Red Devils were dominated in the second half and their 2.68 expected goals against figure actually feels a bit generous.
The good news? Rasmus Hojlund was a force.
The expensive 20-year-old Danish import scored with his head from close range off a Marcus Rashford cross — we suppose Rashford’s production makes the silver lining a bit shinier — and added to it with a brave, bull run past the Gala chasers that showcased terrific speed for a young man his size.
Two shots, both on target and both goals. And he got stuck into 15 duels. The game was a garbage fire, but Hojlund emerged odorless and without burns.
What’s next?
For United, who knows? But you meant their fixtures. The Red Devils hosts Brentford at 10am ET Saturday, and their next Champions League match is home to Copenhagen on Oct. 24.
MAURO ICARDI MAKES UP FOR HIS MISSED PENALTY AND SILENCES OLD TRAFFORD! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/3SSyNIhXD4
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 3, 2023
Manchester United vs Galatasaray final score: 2-3
Goals: Hojlund (17', 67'), Zaha (23'), Akturkoglu (71'), Icardi (82')
Rasmus Hojlund goal videos: Man United forward stars in loss
Marcus Rashford finds Rasmus Højlund for his first Man Utd home goal. 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/FW9imX0RHN
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 3, 2023
THREE GOALS IN TWO #UCL MATCHES. 😤
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 3, 2023
RASMUS HØJLUND WITH A BRILLIANT SOLO GOAL. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1nbxMD2sqK
Manchester United vs Galatasaray: How to watch live, stream, updates
Date: Tuesday, October 3
Kick off: 3pm ET
How to watch: Paramount+ and TUDN USA
Manchester United lineup
Ready to represent in the #UCL! 🌟#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 3, 2023
Galatasaray lineup
This is tonight's #GalaXI against Manchester United 🟡🔴#MUNvGS #UCL pic.twitter.com/bIxp07N7oM
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) October 3, 2023