Erik ten Hag is not blameless for Manchester United's record-breaking poor start

Three goals conceded, a red card, another howler from the goalkeeper and Galatasaray fans invading each corner of Old Trafford. Manchester United can often be a circus and everything went wrong in the Champions League on Tuesday.

United went ahead twice against Galatasaray thanks to goals from Rasmus Hojlund, only to concede shortly after scoring on each occasion. The night went from bad to worse and Casemiro was sent off before Mauro Icardi made it 3-2.

Andre Onana was dreadful and he can’t keep apologising in post-match interviews for his mistakes. His mis-hit pass that led to Casemiro's red card and the penalty was woeful and he went down far too early for the match-winner.

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The only two players to emerge from credit were Hojlund and Mason Mount, but the bottom line is Galatasaray won on English soil for the first time despite falling behind twice at the biggest club stadium in the country.

The result was a disaster. It condemned the club to a sixth defeat in just 10 games for the first time since 1986-87 and it also represented the first time United have lost their first two Champions League group stage games.

For perspective, Jose Mourinho lost his job at Old Trafford in December 2018 after suffering eight defeats in 24 matches and it would be a shock for this current side to only suffer another two losses in their next 14 fixtures.

Ten Hag was asked whether he was concerned about his position at his post-Galatasaray press conference and urged his players to stick together and fight for each other; using similar language to his predecessors.

He said: "Last season: brilliant, terrific, more than we could expect but also