Manchester United probe as 1,000 fans of Galatasaray get Old Trafford home tickets

Galatasaray fans celebrate their team's win against Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2023.
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Manchester United have launched an investigation into how around 1,000 Galatasaray fans ended up in the home section of the teams' Champions League clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

Erik ten Hag's side were beaten 3-2 by the Super Lig champions in another disappointing evening for the club and after the game, videos emerged on social media showing a large group of Turkish fans celebrating in the home section after the game.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.