At Old Trafford, Manchester United once again displayed a dreadful performance as they were defeated.

They are happening too often now.

They lost 3-2 at home and suffered their second setback in Group A as a result of their blatant carelessness.

 

 

It was supposed to be the night we talked about Rasmus Hojlund, who gave the Red Devils two consecutive leads in the 17th and 67th minutes.

On minute twenty-three, former Red Wilfried Zaha had pulled one back.

During the last twenty minutes, United, with Andre Onana everywhere, lost all mental clarity.

The equalizer came from Kerem Arturkoglu in the 71st minute.

The winner came in the 81st minute, and Mauro Icardi, who had just missed a penalty, made amends.

What chaos.

After taking the lead for the second time, there was a total loss of control, careless passes, and poor goalkeeping.

It was Galatasaray’s first victory in England in eleven games and their first victory on the road in the competition—aside from a qualifying match—in ten years.

With a deft play and finish, United had taken the lead from the outset.

Casemiro pushed a bouncing ball into his own path deep in his own half, then spun and launched an amazing volleyed pass forward.

Hojlund headed home after Marcus Rashford skillfully headed the ball forward and hooked a cross into the box as it leaped up of the Old Trafford turf.

United for the win. Now, could they continue and establish a lead.

Sadly, nothing quite like that is so simple around these parts these days.

At a stadium that was transformed into a stronghold the previous season, where they only lost twice, nervousness might easily take the place of confidence.

They have already lost one game here this season, so that is less.

An accident is always waiting to happen, and this time Diogo Dalot was the first to provide it to the guests.

Dalot was in a panic as former Spurs center-back Davinson Sanchez sent a ball forward.

Zaha was able to get a boot on the ball as it bounced about him, giving the impression that he was attempting to control a balloon.

Even if his strike wasn’t the cleanest, it was on target as he sent a volley over Andre Onana and up off the ground.

The raucous away supporters, who had been yelling nonstop since the word “go,” were ecstatic.

Zaha saw it as a poignant moment.

 

Despite his desire to score in the Champions League at The Stretford End, he was only able to make four appearances after moving to Old Trafford ten years ago.

He responded, cupping his ears to the crowd and grinning after finding the back of the net, to the United supporters who were glad to remind him of that.

During the intermission, Ten Hag made a move, trading Hannibal for Christian Eriksen, who would assist Casemiro with the invention.

His fast thinking created a fantastic opportunity for the Red Devils to seize the lead again.

He scored a goal with Rashford blasting through after turning on midway.

He decelerated his pace to allow Fernandes to close the distance and grab a square ball, but this also gave Boey the opportunity to recover and intercept it.

Ten Hag lamented the lack of innovation when opportunities arose following the loss to Crystal Palace.

Here was yet another instance of a poor choice.

Just before the hour mark, Hojlund believed he had a second, but replays proved the assistant referee was correct to raise his flag because the Danish forward was slightly offside when Mount discovered him.

Outstanding attackers never give up; instead, they simply keep going, and Hojlund did the same all night long, always on the lookout for any opportunity.

Hojlund thus caught Sergio Oliveira’s misdirected pass as it escaped Sanchez and dashed half the length of the field.

Despite his best efforts, Abdulkerim Bardaki was unable to catch up to the 20-year-old who was flicking the ball over Fernando Muslera as he advanced.

The lead lasted for four minutes before United turned things around once more.

With more skill with the ball than Eriksen, Mauro Icardi found Baris Alper Yilmaz, who easily sidestepped Amrabat and crossed for Akturkoglu to convert.

Then Galatasaray was awarded a penalty in the 78th minute.

Dries Mertens intercepted Onana’s careless pass away from his zone, and Casemiro scored a point for the team by taking him down.

As a result, it was his third yellow and red since joining United at the beginning of the previous campaign.

Mauro Icardi stepped up in an attempt to atone for his humiliation the previous week when, against Istanbulspor, he missed an open goal after a penalty kick was touched off to him.

Once more, he fired his shot wide of the left-hand upright, missing the mark exactly this time.

It took Icardi only three minutes to make up for it.

Amrabat sent the ball free, but Sanchez forcefully headed it forward so that Icardi could run with it and chip it over Onana as he went to ground.

The last whistle was met with the now-familiar chorus of booing.