Galatasaray vs. Manchester United: Confirmed XI

Manchester United stand on the cross road that has them between Champions League elimination and Round of 16 qualification as they return to face Turkish side Galatasaray in the penultimate group stage clash of the UEFA premier club tournament.

The Red Devils stand a chance qualify into the Round of 16 dependent on the result the team can carve out against Galatasaray tonight and what FC Copenhagen achieves versus Bayern Munich.

Should Copenhagen come out with maximum points against Bayern Munich, this leaves Manchester United in a very dire situation of hoping to beat Galatasaray at all cost, and hoping Galatasaray can beat Copenhagen or force out a draw in the final group stage clash between them.

The Red Devils currently sit last in the Group A table on 3 points after suffering 3 defeats in the group, with their only win coming in a 1-0 triumph against Copenhagen to gift Erik ten Hag’s team their only points in the group so far.

The situation becomes even more interesting if the Old Trafford side is able to get a single point from this game and go on to beat Bayern Munich in the final group stage fixture, which puts them on 7 points, level on points with FC Copenhagen if the Danish club manages to beat Bayern Munich or Galatasaray.

This would mean the Red Devils need to concede less and beat Bayern Munich or Galatasaray with a wide margin to ensure Round of 16 qualification. Of course, ruling out miraculous narratives from the Red Devils is not something to think of as these are the times the Premier League club could prove itself as a force in Europe again.

Here goes the Confirmed Lineup for both sides;

FC GALATASARAY Confirmed Lineup:

Manchester United Confirmed Lineup: