Manchester United must do two things they have never done to keep Champions League dream alive

It's pretty straightforward for Manchester United in midweek; they need to win if they are to have any realistic hopes of playing in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Erik ten Hag's side currently sit rock bottom in Group A with just one win from their opening four matches, and even that one was only thanks to a last-second penalty stop from Andre Onana.

A win in Turkey could be all that is required to seal their place in the knockout stages, though that would rely on Copenhagen losing to Bayern Munich tomorrow and then drawing with Galatasaray in their final group game.

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There is a situation in which United could draw in Istanbul and still qualify, though that would rely on then beating Bayern at Old Trafford and hoping the other match finishes level.

Those permutations hardly seem worth considering at this moment in time. United will head to Turkey in search of a win and they are well aware that failure to do so could end their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds.

It is far easier said than done, though. In the build-up to the match, it has been well documented that United have never won away at Galatasaray, but their record is even more damning than that.

United have never scored an away goal against Galatasaray in three previous attempts (two 0-0 draws and a 1-0 defeat). It’s the most away European games they’ve played against an opponent without scoring.

Tomorrow will also mark the eighth time Galatasaray has hosted English opposition in the Champions League. Chelsea and Arsenal are the only two Premier League sides to have ever won in the competition.

Yet there is one