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LIVE: Basaksehir vs Manchester United

LIVE: Basaksehir vs Manchester United

44' Martial has scored in back-to-back Champions League matches for the first time.

39' United build down the right flank with neat interplay before Fernandes whips a cross into the box. However, no one attacks the delivery and Gunok makes a simple claim.

37' Kahveci finds acres of space on the break down the left flank. He reaches the edge of the box and beats the first defender Tuanzebe. The midfielder opts against the shot and offloads to Aleksic, but Maguire gets a vital foot in to disrupt the attack.

35' Aleksic clips his cross towards the back post, but he gets too much power on his delivery and sends it out for a goal-kick despite the best efforts of Epureanu.

34' Matic sticks out a leg and brings down Turuc right on the edge of the box on the left flank. Basaksehir have a free-kick in a very dangerous position.

32' SAVE! Bolingoli surges down the left flank and lifts a dangerous cross into the box. Aleksic attacks the delivery late and heads towards goal, but he sends his effort straight at Henderson.

30' BLOCK! Wan-Bissaka threads a cross towards Martial in space in the left inside channel. The Frenchman lines up a strike on his right foot, only to be denied by a great block from Rafael.

28' Fernandes takes a neat first touch on the edge of the box to open up the Basaksehir defence. However, Ozcan gets back just in time to dispossess the Portuguese before he can shoot.

27' Ba puts Tuanzebe under pressure at the back from a long ball forward, but the defender completes his header back to Henderson.

26' Visca offloads into the feet of Ba, who looks for an immediate offload towards Bolingoli on the charge. However, the left-back moves a fraction too soon and is caught offside.

24' The home side are doing a solid job at the back of thwarting the Red Devils. United need their playmakers to conjure a piece of magic in the final third.

22' BLOCK! Aleksic lines up the free-kick, but he hammers his strike straight into the wall from 25 yards. Bolingoli attempts an effort on the rebound, only to suffer the same fate.

18' Rashford has to get back for the visitors to clear the danger from Bolingoli's cross. It's not a good sign that the forward is forced to defend that deep in the early stages.

16' United cannot afford to let the manner of Ba's goal effect them. The Red Devils had made a bright start, but their defensive lapse has put them under pressure.

14' Ba has now scored in each of his two Champions League starts - his last start was in December 2013 for Chelsea vs FCSB, six years and 329 days ago.

11' OVER! Visca is afforded space and time on the edge of the United box. He goes for a strike at goal on his right foot that just travels over Henderson's bar.

10' CLOSE! Van de Beek feeds Shaw on the edge of the box and he drills a low strike towards goal. His attempt travels wide of the right post and just away from the late runs of Rashford and Martial attacking it late.

9' Fernandes sends an ambitious long ball over the top for Mata, but it sails well in front of the Spaniard and out for a goal-kick.

6' Maguire lifts a long ball over the top for Fernandes' run in the right inside channel. The Portuguese strikes his effort first time, blasting it across goal. However, it fails to hit the target and there's no United player there on the follow up.

5' Bolingoli does well down the left flank to get the better of Wan-Bissaka. He offloads back to Ba, but the cross from the forward travels behind for a United goal-kick.

3' Fernandes sends a ball over the top in search of Rashford, but it runs away from the forward and travels into touch on the right flank.

1' We're underway in Istanbul.

Istanbul Basaksehir’s only previous experience against English opponents in the qualifying phase of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League, losing 1-0 on aggregate to Sean Dyche’s Burnley.

Solskjaer hands a European debut to Henderson tonight as he ousts De Gea from between the sticks. It's one of six changes that United make from their defeat to Arsenal. Tuanzebe, Mata, Van de Beek, Matic and Martial all come back into the fold. Fred, Pogba, Greenwood, Lindelof and McTominay all drop to the bench with De Gea.

Istanbul Basaksehir have made two changes to their side that beat Konyaspor last time out. Ba comes into the side to lead the line in place of Enzo Crivelli, while Ponck drops to the bench and Epureanu starts in the middle of the defence.

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: David de Gea, Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Mason Greenwood, Fred, Daniel James, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Odion Ighalo, Brandon Williams, Scott McTominay, Teden Mengi.

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-1-3-2): Dean Henderson; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic, Bruno Fernandes; Donny van de Beek; Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford.

ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR SUBS: Volkan Babacan, Mehmet Topal, Ahmet Said Kivanc, Giuliano, Fredrik Gulbrandsen, Carlos Ponck, Emre Kaplan, Enes Karakus.

ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR (4-2-3-1): Fehmi Mert Gunok; Rafael, Martin Skrtel, Alexandru Epureanu, Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo; Danijel Aleksic, Irfan Can Kahveci; Edin Visca, Berkay Ozcan, Deniz Turuc; Demba Ba.

Despite their problems in the Premier League, United have been outstanding in the Champions League. They hammered RB Leipzig 5-0 last time out courtesy of a hat-trick from Marcus Rashford, building on their impressive win over PSG on the road. There's a huge opportunity for them to take control of Group H tonight. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men still have their issues, highlighted by their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the weekend. However, they should be on form in Istanbul.

Istanbul Basaksehir have made a losing start to life in the Champions League. They were beaten in their opener by RB Leipzig and fell to a 2-0 defeat last time out at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. They reeled off a solid win at the weekend in the Turkish Super Lig against Konyaspor, but will need to raise the standard of their game against the Red Devils tonight.

Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League clash between Istanbul Baseksehir and Manchester United at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium,

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