Bruno Fernandes welcomes trip to 'hell'

Bruno Fernandes is relishing the hostile atmosphere at Galatasaray as Manchester United look to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

Erik ten Hag's side look unlikely to be playing at European football’s top table in the new year after defeats in three of their four Group A matches left them rooted to the bottom of the table.

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

"In the (playing) group the feeling is that we have to win both games we have ahead to hope to go through," United captain Fernandes said ahead of the trip to Galatasaray and home game against already-qualified Bayern.

"We know that’s going to be tough, it’s going to be difficult 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, he 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 performance rather than hinder it.

"We prepare for that,"