West Ham United manager David Moyes insists Sir Bobby Charlton typified everything that Manchester United is known for, following his death.
03.10.2023 - 08:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After a disappointing defeat in their last outing, United will be looking to make things right when they face Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Despite beating Crystal Palace comfortably 3-0 in the Carabao Cup last Wednesday, United fell to a 1-0 loss against the Eagles in the Premier League on Saturday, leaving United 10th in the table with four defeats in their first seven league games. There's no time to dwell for Erik ten Hag's side though, with a Champions League clash next up.
United will welcome Turkish club Galatasaray to Old Trafford in their second Champions League group-stage game, with United having lost 4-3 to Bayern Munich in the campaign's opener. The last competitive meeting between the two sides came in 2012, where Galatasaray won 1-0.
So, could United return to winning ways on Tuesday? Let's take a look.
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To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that United could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Amrabat; Casemiro, Hannibal, Fernandes; Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho.
We predict that visitors could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Muslera; Boey, Sanchez, Bardakci, Angelino; Torreira, Demibray; Zaha, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi.
United got off to a horrendous start at Old Trafford, with a loose back pass from Casemiro slipping Mauro Icardi through on goal who fired past Andre Onana from just outside the box. It was far from ideal for Ten Hag's
West Ham United manager David Moyes insists Sir Bobby Charlton typified everything that Manchester United is known for, following his death.
England's FA have announced a full tribute to Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton who died on Saturday.
When Diogo Dalot first arrived at Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton was still a significant presence around Old Trafford. For many in the United side at Bramall Lane on Saturday night, they would only heard the stories of Charlton, but Dalot was one of maybe half-a-dozen who would have met one of the most important figures in the club's history.
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