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Old Trafford - Manchester 19/09/2012 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time)
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Man. United - Galatasaray 1-0 - 19/09/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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United survive Galatasaray scare to claim win
Michael Carrick's early goal gave Manchester United FC a winning start to their Group H campaign but they had to work hard to overcome a spirited Galatasaray AŞ side at Old Trafford.
Carrick's seventh-minute goal, his first in the UEFA Champions League for three years, proved the difference on a night when Nani had a second-half penalty saved and two Galatasaray shots came back off the woodwork. It was an intriguing contest and not the comfortable victory that Carrick's opener promised.
Match in 5
- Carrick scores only goal on seven minutes
- Amrabat and Altıntop hit woodwork before half-time
- Nani's 53rd-minute penalty saved by Muslera
- United start record 17th successive group stage
- Galatasaray host Braga next, United travel to CFR
Reaction
It was a good opening game. Three points are very important, especially when you look at what happened to us last season. We were more solid at the back, and all the chances fell to us.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager
We are sad about the defeat. The result is not positive but it made us happy to see the Galatasaray spirit on the pitch. We were denied by the woodwork on three occasions.
Fatih Terim, Galatasaray coach
Lineups
 | Man. United |  | Galatasaray |
| 1 | De Gea (GK) | 25 | Muslera (GK) |
| 2 | Rafael | 4 | Hamit Altıntop |
| 3 | Evra 38 | 8 | Selçuk İnan |
| 6 | J. Evans | 10 | Felipe Melo58 79 |
| 7 | Valencia | 13 | Nounkeu |
| 15 | Vidić (C)61 | 17 | Burak Yılmaz |
| 16 | Carrick 7 | 19 | Umut Bulut16 |
| 17 | Nani 53 | 22 | Hakan Balta (C) |
| 20 | Van Persie8181 | 26 | Semih Kaya |
| 22 | Scholes79 | 27 | Eboué |
| 26 | Kagawa84 | 53 | Amrabat63 |
Substitutes | |||
| 13 | Lindegaard (GK) | 86 | Ufuk Ceylan (GK) |
| 5 | Ferdinand | 3 | Cris |
| 8 | Anderson | 7 | Aydın Yılmaz79 |
| 14 | Hernández81 | 9 | Elmander16 |
| 19 | Welbeck84 | 11 | Riera |
| 23 | Cleverley | 50 | Engin Baytar |
| 24 | D. Fletcher79 | 52 | Emre Çolak63 |
Coaches | |||
| Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO) | Fatih Terim (TUR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Wolfgang Stark (GER) | |||
Standings
Group H
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CFR Cluj | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Man. United | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Galatasaray | 1 | 0 |
| 4 |  Braga | 1 | 0 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 84Welbeck (in) - Kagawa (out) (Man. United)
- 81Hernández (in) - Van Persie (out) (Man. United)
- 81Van Persie (Man. United) is booked.
- 79Aydın Yılmaz (in) - Felipe Melo (out) (Galatasaray)
See also
Man. United
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v CFR Cluj, 02 October 2012, 1-2
Galatasaray
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Braga, 02 October 2012, 0-2
Manchster United do just enough to win as they start out on a record 17th consecutive UEFA Champions League group stage campaign. It was anything but simple though, despite Michael Carrick's early goal, as Galatasaray went close numerous times, Nordin Amrabat, Hamit Altıntop and Selçuk İnan all grazing the woodwork.