Bruno Fernandes backs Man United to keep UCL hopes alive in crucial match at Galatasaray

Bruno Fernandes has backed Manchester United to get through another “difficult situation” and keep alive their Champions League campaign when they face Galatasaray in a crucial match on Wednesday.

United face an uphill task to progress through to the last 16 having lost three of their first four matches to sit bottom of the group.

The Premier League club have lost away to Bayern Munich and Copenhagen and at home to Galatasaray, meaning another defeat in Istanbul would end their Champions League dreams with a match to spare.

“In the group, the feeling is that we have to win both games we have ahead to hope to go through,” United captain Fernandes said. “We know that’s going to be tough, but we have to think that we can do it because we have done it in the past in difficult situations.

“We get through some difficult periods, so we just have to do it again.”

Asked about the boost that United will get having won 3-0 at Everton before heading out to Turkey, Fernandes said: “We always feel confident because we know the qualities we have on the team.

“Obviously sometimes you don’t get the results you want but we feel confident because we have confidence in the team we have, in the players we have, in the process we are (going) through.

“We know that it’s already the second year with this manager, so some of the things have to be better and we have to improve that on the road to win games.”

United lost to Galatasaray 3-2 in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford last month and now face one of the most intimidating atmospheres in Europe – something Fernandes believes will help his team's performance rather than hinder it.

“We prepare for that,” the Portugal international said. “I think when you are a kid you want to play in this