Manchester United vs. Galatasaray: Preview and betting tips

While Galatasaray are having a very successful start to the new season, Manchester United are struggling everywhere they look. They lost at home to Crystal Palace at the weekend and another setback would no doubt spark an even bigger wave of outrage. Can Erik ten Hag’s charges cope against a strong Turkish side?

Galatasaray look very good on paper and have confirmed it on the pitch, having beaten all their opponents this season except Copenhagen, with whom they drew 2-2 in their opening Champions League match. In the 85th minute, coach Okan Buruk’s charges were still trailing 0:2.

It is Manchester United who are picking up defeats rather than victories. So far, the record of ten Haga’s charges is 4 wins and 5 defeats. This is certainly nothing that the fans and especially the club’s management want to get used to in any fundamental way.

The Red Devils have a number of injured players, Antony and Jadon Sancho have other problems that won’t allow them to play. In England, it is written every week that the club will be sold within two weeks. In short, the mood at Old Trafford is not ideal at all and it seems to be affecting the players themselves who are not performing well.

Moreover, Manchester United lost their opener to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray will certainly not be an easy opponent. If the English side fails to do well at home, the away rematch will be even harder. It could easily happen that the Red Devils do not qualify for the spring playoffs.

And that’s something you definitely don’t want. Least of all Hag, who would immediately be written about as to whether he can still handle his role as coach.

But the fact remains that Manchester United is a very strong team on paper, but they are performing miserably. Moreover, if we look back in history, the last time the two teams met was in the autumn of 2012 and each won 1-0 at home.

Even back then, during the Red Devils’ glory days, which fans may not even remember anymore, matches with the Turkish club were not easy. Many sites focusing on previews see it that way this time as well and often predict a draw.

Personally, given the situation, I would most prefer both teams to score. Going against Manchester United at home is not wise. They may be putting in the performances they are putting in, but we are still talking about a team that has some of the best players in the world and if it suits them, they can run over Galatasaray smoothly, although it is rather unlikely.

It will be a very spicy duel then for one English player in particular, and we are thinking specifically of Wilfried Zaha, who was sent off by David Moyes at Old Trafford back then.

Betting tip | Both teams to score

Source: Sofascore, Whoscored