MANCHESTER UNITED were given a frightening reception at Galatasaray as fans displayed a huge “Welcome To Hell” sign.
The Turkish giants are notorious for their hostile treatment of visitors to RAMS Park.
And United’s Champions League trip was no different as the welcome to hell warning lit up in Galatasaray colours.
The Turk side infamously offered a similar welcome when the Red Devils visited in 1993.
Galatasaray had shown they were no pushovers with a 3-3 first-leg draw at Old Trafford a fortnight earlier and an ominous message from manager Reiner Hollmann.
Vowing “they’ll be waiting for you,” for the return leg was a huge understatement.
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The “Welcome to Hell” banners at Istanbul airport were more accurate.
United’s coach was pelted with missiles en route to their plush hotel and even the walk to reception was menacing.
Once there, a young bell boy drew a finger across his throat. United were not short of battle-hardened warriors, either.
Steve Bruce, Bryan Robson, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel were all in the side.
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But nothing they had faced before came close to the Ali Sami Yen Stadium.
The match itself was a drab 0-0, which KO’d United on away goals.
Erik ten Hag’s side needed a win in Turkey to guarantee qualification into the knockout stages.
And Alejandro Garnacho got United off to a flyer by opening the score on 11 minutes with Bruno Fernandes soon doubling the lead.
But former Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech pulled one back on the half hour mark with a sublime curling free kick.
Scott McTominay made it 3-1 on 55 minutes but another Ziyech goal again tightened the score leading to a nervy last half hour.
And the pressure proved to much for United as Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu made it 3-3 with the game ending in a six-goal thriller.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
