CL L Champions League Group A

Manchester United 2:3 Galatasaray

Post-match discussion


Tue, 03 October 2023

sunama

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Over the last 10 years, Moyes and co have broken many many negative records.
ETH appears to have broken another negative record having lots more games in the opening set of games than any other manager since 1986.
Quite extraordinary.

We'll give ETH more time, but by the looks of things, nothing is changing. And the GK is an absolute disaster. We have gone from having one of the best GKs to one of the worst.
The other issue which was not addressed in the Summer, was the striker issue.

Not sure where we go from here, cuz things appear to be staying bad or getting worse.
 

brian017

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Out of the CL after 2 games (barring a miracle). Disaster.

De Gea wasn’t the biggest problem and it was 50+m that could’ve been better spend somewhere else
 

moodyred

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Like how we move the ball forward with much more urgency and purpose.

Defence ia a disaster and needs to be sorted.

Goalkeeping, less said the better.
 

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This is not a coincidence, all those mistakes, unfortunate cases.
It's not bad luck, we aren't cursed.

This team is just mentality lilliput. For who they think they are, and how much they make it's pathetic.
 

sglowrider

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Attack was not that bad.

The defensive organisation and individual errors this season...deary me. Absolute circus back there. From back to front the defensive structure is atrocious and it is costing games.
It's like they didn't have a pre-season
 

Jack-C20

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Feck me this feeling never gets any better does it? It’s the kicks in the teeth that do it. Every time we look a bit positive and I start to get excited, someone does something fecking stupid and we’re back to square one again. Feck the players and staff. Apart from Hojlund. At least he’s doing his job.
 

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Atrocious performance and result. That was the easiest game we'll have in the group stage - prospect of bombing out with zero points now looming large. Our worst start to a season in 34 years and it is beginning to look like these players have chucked in the towel already.
 

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We went from being so happy when Rasmus scored to feeling utterly dejected. How can you not maintain concentration after scoring? Onana was terrible sorry to say.
I’m not sure if it’s concentration or just that as soon as a team has to attack after we’ve taken the lead, they can score easily.
 

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His signings bar Höjlund and maybe Casemiro and Martinez (maybe) have been crap. We see no patterns of play, players out of form are being picked on reputation only. Sorry, but I’ve lost all faith in Ten Hag. Something radical has to be done!
 

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This is absolute free fall territory now. I like Ten Hag I really do but I think he's doomed. He shouldn't be outlived by the Glazers but it is what it is.
 

r3idy

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The lack of good quality Full Backs is KILLING us and is upsetting the overall balance of the team. Look at their winning goal, it was like a dogs back leg and I dont put that on Amrabat. Would Shaw, Dalot, Wan Bissaka be a starter for City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs ? Would they feck, so why are they good enough for us.

Varane with knees made of cotton wool and Lindeleof shit scared of his own shadow. Quite possibly the worst defensive line since William Prunier or Massimo Taibi put in the odd appearance for us.
 

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It's the manner of the defeats that gets me. Mistake after mistake after mistake. Errors no professional should make. I can begrudgingly accept being outplayed by better teams. But we keep giving away wins like candy on Halloween. I can't get excited to watch a match knowing that the players will do something stupid every game. After last season, I really thought we had a good chance of making it to the last 8. Now I just hope we avoid EL. It's the hope that kills you.
 

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Unfortunately these twats won’t give a shit as they pocket another week of a fat paycheck
 

Chairman Steve

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This is up there in soul destroying results in the past decade. I’m struggling to be optimistic to be honest. I don’t understand how we’ve become so bad over a summer.
 

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Hojlund had a good game, but the rest of the first team will consistently find ways of ruining the match, and it’s been the same way for years, it doesn’t matter who the manager is or who the opposition is.. they’ll ruin your weekend over and over again by flattering to deceive
 

Oranges038

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Should have battered these cnuts. But they defended better and then you just go ahead and gift them 3 goals. Absolutely ridiculous.
 

BestRed

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No words, just beyond f*cking pathetic. The manager's being sabotaged by these shower of pricks.
 

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I’m not sure if it’s concentration or just that as soon as a team has to attack after we’ve taken the lead, they can score easily.
It's definitely concentration for me, a common theme of goals we concede this season are either really soon after we score, or when it's been a while since the opposition have attacked.
 

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Onana wasn't lying when he said he demands a lot from his defenders.

Can't defend that performance, from manager to players
 

BarstoolProphet

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The 15 minutes before we went 2-1 I thought we looked good. It was the most enjoyable spell of the season, then we score and then absolutely collapse.
I think the only way we can secure a point this season is by not scoring so that we don't collapse.

I'm not even mad anymore. Just impressed by the depths they are willing to fall to.
 

Orange Tree

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How did we go from one of the best defense last season to this? I get it injuries and all, but it was comical.

When is Reguilon expected to be back?
 

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I can see it now. We win our next few games in the CL, qualification is on. Then Bayern dry bum us at OT by 6 or 7 and we drop into Europa on goal difference.
 

FreakyJim

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Dalot, Bruno, Casemiro, Rashford are doing ETH dirty.

I know Onana is now the worst keeper in the world but Casemiro has been hiding all game, giving him zero outlet to pass the ball from the back. As if on purpose. I'm sure it's not.

Bruno's every decision is the wrong one, I'm sure coincidence. Dalot can't defend. That's maybe down to him being an idiot. Rashford, who knows.

Firmly behind the manager. Don't care if we finish 16th.
 

Jazz

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Some wretched performances in there. Think a lot of that was quite good but completely overshadowed by a few players basically sabotaging us.
Thought our cb's offered nothing. Weren't involved, offered no meaningful protection. Onana obviously. That must be Bruno's worst performance in a united shirt, absolutely hideous.
This is what I thought as well.

Honestly, a few of the players are just not in the right mindset and letting us down.

Just inexplicable errors.
 

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Onana is absolutely dreadful, ETH has lost the dressing room big time, it’s a shambles, I can’t see him beating the Christmas Turkey to be honest . . .
 

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Almost evey time they score from a cut back to a deep runner in midfield, it's our supposedly uber defensively minded DM that doesn't track the run. What was Casemiro doing for the second goal?

Onana sold him a horrible one, but jeez, you're experienced, you know you're on a yellow - use your brain!
 

Man of the Match

Rasmus Hojlund image Rasmus Hojlund 94% of 279 votes

Runners-up

Player Ratings

4.4 Total Average Rating

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Compiled from 308 ratings.

Score Predictions

147,37,37
  • Man Utd win
  • Galatasaray win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 19% Man Utd 2:1 Galatasaray
  • 18% Man Utd 2:0 Galatasaray
  • 12% Man Utd 1:1 Galatasaray
  • 9% Man Utd 3:0 Galatasaray
  • 8% Man Utd 1:0 Galatasaray
  • 5% Man Utd 1:2 Galatasaray
  • 5% Man Utd 3:1 Galatasaray
  • 5% Man Utd 0:2 Galatasaray
  • 3% Man Utd 0:0 Galatasaray
  • 3% Man Utd 0:1 Galatasaray
  • 3% Man Utd 4:0 Galatasaray
  • 1% Man Utd 0:9 Galatasaray
  • 1% Man Utd 2:2 Galatasaray
  • 1% Man Utd 1:3 Galatasaray
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 Galatasaray
  • 1% Man Utd 2:3 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 5:1 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 6:0 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 6:1 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 3:3 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 9:0 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 0:3 Galatasaray
  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Galatasaray
Compiled from 221 predictions.
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Match Stats

  1. Man Utd
  2. Galatasaray
Possession
55% 45%
Shots
16 15
Shots on Target
5 4
Corners
9 3
Fouls
13 16

Referee

Ivan Kruzliak