{"id":25998,"date":"2012-09-20T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=25998"},"modified":"2024-02-17T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:35:59","slug":"man-utd-1-galatasaray-0manchester-united-trembled-against-galatasaraymatch-report-highlights-video-uefa-champions-league-news-25998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/man-utd-1-galatasaray-0manchester-united-trembled-against-galatasaraymatch-report-highlights-video-uefa-champions-league-news-25998\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd 1 Galatasaray 0:Manchester United Trembled against Galatasaray,match report, Highlights, Video \/ UEFA Champions League News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester United 1 Galatasaray-0 Michael Carrick Goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manchester United started the game very fast and made \u200b\u200bthe score 1-0 with Michael Carrick but after game is turn and United made\u00a0unconvincing Champions League win over Galatasaray at Old Trafford.<\/h2>\n

The midfielder’s first goal in the competition for three years after just seven minutes proved enough, with Manchester United missing yet another penalty, their third of the season, through Nani.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray were desperately unlucky, failing to get a clear penalty before United struck, hitting the woodwork twice before being denied by David de Gea’s excellent double save and then having another spot-kick claim waved away in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

The match also marked the return of Darren Fletcher from his career-threatening bowel condition.<\/p>\n

At one stage, Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he feared whether Fletcher would ever resume his career.<\/p>\n

Fletcher’s arrival for Paul Scholes 11 minutes from time brought a deserved standing ovation, and was one of the few high points of a difficult evening for the hosts, who collected the victory but little else of note.<\/p>\n

Such was the significance of Fletcher’s presence on the United bench that it even overshadowed Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa both being given their European debuts.<\/p>\n

Both were involved in Carrick’s early opener.<\/p>\n

Initially, Van Persie threaded a pass through to the midfielder. It was Kagawa who got the main credit though, slipping a return pass beyond the visitors’ defence. Carrick stepped inside goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and even though the goalkeeper tripped him, the England man was able to steer the ball in.<\/p>\n

The incident did beg the question of inconsistencies within the rules. Had Carrick fallen for the penalty, Muslera would have been sent off and Galatasaray’s position substantially weakened.<\/p>\n

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As it was, whilst a goal down, they were also able to mount a comeback bid.<\/p>\n

Mind you, the Turkish champions already had cause to grumble.<\/p>\n

Sold short by Patrice Evra’s lay-off, Nemanja Vidic lunged in on Umut Bulut.<\/p>\n

Referee Wolfgang Stark might not have seen the clear foul. There was no excuse for the goal-line assistant missing it. Yet somehow Vidic, and United, escaped.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray’s response to falling behind was for Nordin Amrabat to clip the crossbar with a curling shot from the edge of the area that gave returning keeper de Gea no chance.<\/p>\n

It was not the last time Galatasaray struck the woodwork – Hamit Altintop was the unlucky man second time around after a free-kick had been rolled into his path. Again De Gea was rooted to the spot, thankful to see the ball flick wide of his left-hand post.<\/p>\n

Having called for defensive solidity, Ferguson, who brought in Jonny Evans for Rio Ferdinand, could not have been happy.<\/p>\n

His side were not creating that much at the other end either.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Eboue did prevent former Arsenal team-mate Van Persie from turning Antonio Valencia’s low cross home at the far post.<\/p>\n

Largely though, United’s patient build-up broke down before they got within shooting distance.<\/p>\n

In contrast,Hamit \u00a0Altintop was almost Cristiano Ronaldo-esque in his desire to pepper De Gea’s goal.<\/p>\n

The shot that fizzed wide not long after the restart was his fifth, only two less than Manchester \u00a0United had mustered as an entire team up to that point.<\/p>\n

There then followed the third instalment of United’s penalty embarrassment.<\/p>\n

After failures from Van Persie and Javier Hernandez already this season, Nani exuded confidence.<\/p>\n

Until it actually came to striking the ball that is. After a little shimmy, the Portugal winger seemed to freeze, and Musiera saved to his right.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray took it as the cue to launch another counter and this time Selcuk Inan guided his header marginally wide of the far post.<\/p>\n

It was not convincing in the least, yet United’s narrow advantage was almost turned into a winning one when Patrice Evra surged forward and saw his shot flick narrowly wide.<\/p>\n

From the corner,Manchester \u00a0United quickly lost possession as Nani appealed in vain for another spot-kick.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray sped to the other end and De Gea, of whom so much is being asked, came to United’s rescue with a superb double save, first to deny Burak Yilmaz, then Emre Colak, who seemed certain to finish off the rebound.<\/p>\n

Rather than being eased in as Ferguson doubtless hoped, Fletcher’s battling qualities were a necessity for the latter stages as United managed to keep their opponents at bay.<\/p>\n

It was never comfortable though, with substitute Javier Hernandez failing to capitalise on a couple of late opportunities before Aydin Yilmaz had another spot-kick claim waved away.<\/p>\n

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