Manchester United vs Galatasaray: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Erik ten Hag's men face Turkish giants in a Champions League clash

Manchester United will be looking to end their losing streak this campaign when they host Turkish giants Galatasaray at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Erik ten Hag's side faced defeat to Crystal Palace at in their last Premier League, they already had won their previous encounter against them in the EFL Cup, and won that match comfortably but failed to score in the 1-0 defeat. Manchester United has lost five of their opening nine matches in all competitions this season, including four of their first seven Premier League matches of 2023-24.

However, Galatasaray are a dangerous team, and they will be keen to make amends for their disappointing draw in their last Champions League game. They have a number of talented players in their ranks, including Mauro Icardi, Wilfried Zaha, and Dries Mertens. They are competing in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign, are also actually unbeaten in all competitions this season, while they have won six of their seven Super Ligue matches this season, and sit at the top of the table on 19 points.

Kick-Off:

Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 8:00 PM BST (12:30 AM IST)

Location: Old Trafford

Form

Manchester United (in all competitions): L-L-L-W-W-L

Galatasaray (in all competitions): W-W-D-W-W-W

Players to watch out

Casemiro (Manchester United):

The Brazilian midfielder is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, and he will be tasked with protecting United's backline and providing a platform for the team's attackers. He is actually United's leading goalscorer in all competitions this season, he has scored 4 goals in 9 appearances, has the second most shots attempted and has a better goal conversion than Rashford this season, he is a very valuable asset to Manchester United.

Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray)

Mauro Icardi has made a strong start to the 2023-24 season, scoring 7 goals in the first 7 league games for Galatasaray. In all competitions this season, he has scored 11 goals in 14 games. The striker is adored by the Turkish champions for a good reason. He scored an impressive 22 goals in 24 appearances while on loan last season. He is one of the most prolific strikers in Europe, and he is for sure on the track to have a very productive season at the club.

Match facts:

• This game between the two clubs will mark the first time the Turkish side will face United at Old Trafford since 2012.
• Following back-to-back wins, Manchester United suffered another setback against Crystal Palace at home.
• Galatasaray came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Copenhagen on matchday one, and they have won three on the bounce since that match.

Injury & team news for Manchester United vs Galatasaray

Sergio Reguilon should return to the side at left-back, and his availability may see Sofyan Amrabat move into midfield. Antony is back in training and may be available, but Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw, and Lisandro Martinez are out. Martinez is about to have a second injury this year.

Galatasaray, meanwhile, will again be without the services of Karatas through injury; on the other hand, Ziyech is also a major doubt for the visitors, having only been able to only train individually. Ziyech's absence could hand over the former Manchester United man Wilfried Zaha a role on the right-wing.

Head to Head

Total matches – 6

Manchester United wins – 2

Galatasaray wins – 1

Draws – 3

Predicted lineup for Manchester United vs Galatasaray:

Manchester United predicted lineup:

Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Reguilon; Casemiro, Amrabat; Fernandes, Mount, Rashford; Hojlund

Galatasaray predicted lineup:

Muslera; Boey, Sanchez, Bardakci, Angelino; Torreira, Demirbay; Zaha, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi

Match prediction for Manchester United vs Galatasaray:

Manchester United are the favorites to win the match against Galatasaray on Wednesday night. However, Galatasaray are a dangerous team, and they will be keen to make amends for their disappointing draw in their last Champions League game and are capable of causing more misery for the Red Devils. Having lost their opening group stage game, United need to make home advantage count on Wednesday. Galatasaray will be looking to exploit United's poor form.

Prediction: Manchester United 2-1 Galatasaray

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