Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has dedicated his goal against Everton to his late cousin who recently passed away.
09.11.2023 - 12:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former midfielder Paul Scholes believes last month's 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray at Old Trafford is the result that Manchester United could end up ruing as they face an uphill struggle to make it into the Champions League knockout stages.
The Reds were beaten for the third time in their opening four group stage matches on Wednesday night, losing 4-3 to FC Copenhagen at Parken Stadium. United led twice, taking both 2-0 and 3-2 leads, only to collapse inside the final 10 minutes.
Substitute Roony Bardghji scored an 87th-minute winner to complete a dramatic turnaround just four minutes after the Danish side had clawed themselves level for a second time. The result leaves United bottom of Group A with just two fixtures remaining.
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Despite that, United can still qualify for the last 16, but will almost certainly need them to win both of their remaining matches to do so. United face Galatasaray in Turkey later this month before welcoming Bayern Munich to Old Trafford in December.
The Reds were edged out by the Turkish heavyweights at Old Trafford on matchday two, despite leading twice. And for former United ace Scholes, it was that home defeat that has left his old club's hopes of progressing to the last 16 hanging by a thread.
"It is going to be very difficult to qualify from this group," Scholes told TNT Sports. "But like I said before, you can go to these places (like Copenhagen) and get beat - that is not the biggest shock in the world.
"It is those home games in the Champions League group, as Owen [Hargreaves] mentioned before, that you have to win. Get your nine points, scrape a
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