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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his players ‘had fun’ in their Win 4-1 Champions League about Istanbul Basaksehir.
The Red Devils got off to an electric start with some devastating attacking moves.
He took the lead in the 7th minute by way of midfield master Bruno Fernandes.
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The Portuguese international scored a thunderous half volley from the edge of the area.
He scored again 12 minutes later after a shocking mistake by Basaksehir goalkeeper Mert Gunok.
The Turkish closer dropped a United cross, allowing Fernandes to catch the ball from close range.
Marcus Rashford scored a penalty in the 35th minute after being brought down in the area. That put Solskjaer’s side in the driver’s seat heading into halftime.
Surprisingly, United were unable to continue their impressive play in the second half as Basaksehir grew up in the match.
The United defense gave Demba Ba multiple chances to score, although the former Chelsea player failed to convert.
Deniz Turuc scored a free kick in the 75th minute to give the Turks hope.
But Welsh international Daniel James scored on the stoppage time in injury time to secure the three points.
Speaking after the match, Solskjaer said: “I felt like in the first half we saw the intention right away, they wanted to play and they enjoyed it. It’s a Champions League night at Old Trafford, you’d hope they have fun. We scored very good goals, I’m happy ”.
Speaking about the recent signings of Edinson Cavani and Donny van de Beek, he said: “They are both getting used to how we want them to play. Donny can play different positions and Edinson is a good old-fashioned number nine and we haven’t had that in a while. “
Despite being on a hat trick, Fernandes gave Rashford the penalty. When asked about this, Solskjaer said: “Marcus is a very good penalty taker and Bruno is very confident, if Bruno wants to give it to Marcus why not? Anthony Martial also took one against Leipzig, why not share it? “
The injuries to Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were two of the only negatives of the night. Solskjaer said of them: “Hopefully they are ready for the weekend. It’s the ankle for Aaron and the back for Victor. There was no point in taking more risks. “
The Red Devils now need a point from their last two games to advance to the next leg of the Champions League.
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