Erik Ten Hag must make sure Manchester United build on victory at Everton (Picture: Getty Images)
Manchester United face Galatasaray in a crucial Champions League tussle in Turkey hoping to have finally got their season up and running after the comfortable win against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.
An incredible opening goal from Alejandro Garnacho and and further efforts from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial lifted Erik Ten Hag’s team to sixth in the Premier League table, just half-a-dozen points behind leaders Arsenal. Crisis? What crisis?
Well, United have steadied the ship by winning their last three matches in the top flight but during that run they suffered a 4-3 defeat in Copenhagen leaving the Red Devils at the bottom of Group A with just two games remaining.
Bayern Munich are top of the pack with 12 points and visit Old Trafford on December 12 so United have an uphill task to reach the knockout stages. Even a spirited draw against the Turkish Super Lig leaders may not be enough and victory is a big ask as Galatasaray proved to be formidable opponents when winning 3-2 in Manchester at the start of October.
Their last Champions League outing was in Munich and they were just a few minutes away from snatching a precious 0-0 draw when they were undone by a couple of goals from Harry Kane.
Even then Galatasaray had the character to fight back and make life uncomfortable for the Bavarians in the closing stages by bagging a late goal from Cedric Bakambu and they will be tough to beat on home soil, where their only defeat this season was in the reverse fixture with Bayern.
United are up against it with a crop of injured players failing to make the trip and Rashford suspended after being sent off in Denmark.
A draw looks the best they can achieve at 14/5 with Betfair and 2-2 is 11/1 with William Hill and bet365. Rasmus Hojlund is 2/1 to score with Paddy Power and Betfair while former United attacker Wilfried Zaha is the same price with the same firms to reply for the hosts.
Rasmus Hojlund has scored five times in the Champions League (Picture: Getty Images)
•Arsenal can clinch top spot in Group B by gaining revenge on Lens, who beat them in the France earlier in the season, at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have overcome the blip which saw them lose to West Ham in the Carabao Cup and, controversially, at Newcastle in the league in successive matches.
A draw at half-time and an Arsenal win is 17/5 with BetUK and Unibet while Bukayo Saka is 9/5 to score at any time with Betfair and Paddy Power.
• Judd Trump is currently at the top of his game and is 10/3 with Betfred to win this week’s UK Championship in York.
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