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Rafael da Silva has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “will keep fighting” after the Brazilian returned to Old Trafford in Manchester United’s win over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday night.
United sealed a comfortable victory over their Turkish opponents in the Champions League as two goals from Bruno Fernandes, plus a penalty from Marcus Rashford and a late goal from Daniel James, sealed a 4-1 victory.
For Rafael, it was his first return to Old Trafford since leaving United in 2015 and the Brazilian hugged Solskjaer after the final whistle.
The former United defender, who played 170 games during his time at Old Trafford, also had a special message for Solskjaer after the game.
The 30-year-old posted a picture of his post-match hug with Solskjaer along with the caption: ‘I just hope the best for you and Manchester United keep fighting my friend like you’re doing.’
‘All the best Manchester United, thank you for the warm welcome before and after the game. I love you all.’
The victory keeps United at the top of Group H and Solskjaer’s side now has a good chance of reaching the knockout stage of the Champions League with two final group matches remaining against Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig.
“The group is still very open,” Solskjaer said after the game.
‘We have nine, two in six points [PSG and RB Leipzig] and Basaksehir in three, so we still need points to pass.
One should probably be enough and three will probably give you the win, so hopefully against PSG we can secure the points we need, but that’s another matter.
Edinson [Cavani]and donny [van de Beek] They did very well, both of them.
“Of course I thought the whole team played very well. We found our positions and the rhythm with the ball was very good.
‘We deserved the win, of course, after that first half. The second half is always different and it’s harder to keep up when you win 3-0.
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