Embarrassing Man Utd defending sees them slip to shock CL defeat

Istanbul Basaksehir’s Demba Ba celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Manchester United’s start to the season just goes from bad to worse as they slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat to Champions League newcomers Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday.

Some shambolic organisation from United was punished ruthlessly by the home side early on as Demba Ba, just as he did at Anfield against Liverpool in 2014, raced clear of United’s non-existent defence to open the scoring in the 13th minute before Basaksehir captain Edin Viska hammered home a second five minutes before the break.

However, straight down the other end, Anthony Martial headed United back into it with the visitors’ first shot on target in the game.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer threw Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood on to try to change things, but United created very little despite their wealth of talent on the pitch, slipping to a first Champions League defeat of the season, with scenes of euphoria upon the final whistle in the Turkish capital.

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