Erik ten Hag is obvious Manchester United have to stay cool-headed to deal with the hostile environment at Galatasaray in Wednesday’s essential Champions League group sport.
Ten Hag’s facet are backside of Group A on three factors, one behind the Turkish champions and second-placed Copenhagen, with the leaders, Bayern Munich, on 12.
In 1993 Sir Alex Ferguson’s United drew at Galatasaray amid a feverish environment on the membership’s former Ali Sami Yen Stadium, after famously being greeted with a “Welcome to Hell” banner on the airport in Istanbul. In 2012 Ferguson’s crew misplaced 1-0 there, in a lifeless group sport for United.
“You have to stay calm in your head and don’t get too emotional – control emotion, don’t give them anything,” Ten Hag mentioned. “The referee as well, don’t give them a moment they can take, so you have to stay away from such moments.
“You have to make it your game. It is not that important how the opponent is playing, it is how you are playing. We will make a good plan and the players, they have to decide [take responsibility].”
Ten Hag was reminded of United’s report against Galatasaray. “It is history,” he mentioned. “Manchester United has a great history – we [our side] have to make our own.”
Bruno Fernandes concurred. “When you are a kid you want to play in this kind of atmosphere,” the captain mentioned. “You know that Galatasaray away is going to be great, there is going to be an amazing atmosphere. As a player I love playing this kind of game in these kinds of stadiums because it’s a big boost for you. I know it’s going to be against you. We’re pretty sure that our away fans will really give us something too.”
Ten Hag would don’t have any concern about fielding Kobbie Mainoo after the 18-year-old made his first Premier League begin in Sunday’s win at Everton. “If players are good enough, they are old enough,” the supervisor mentioned.
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Rasmus Højlund and Antony educated on Tuesday, the No 9 and winger having recovered from damage, and Ten Hag mentioned they have been within the squad. With Marcus Rashford suspended Højlund’s availability is a specific increase given he’s the competitors’s joint-top scorer with 5 objectives.
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