Bruno Fernandes urges Manchester United to 'step up' after disappointing Champions League draw with Galatasaray

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has urged his team to "step up" after blowing another lead in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

United were 2-0 up in 20 minutes against Galatasaray in Istanbul, after goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Fernandes.

Despite conceding before the end of the first half, Scott McTominay regained United's two-goal cushion with a superb finish in the 55th-minute.

But, for the third time in the Champions League this season, United scored three goals away from home and still failed to secure a victory.

Hakim Ziyech scored his second free-kick of the match just after the hour mark, before Kerem Akturkoglu got Galatasaray’s equaliser 10 minutes later.

United goalkeeper Andre Onana fumbled both of Ziyech’s free-kicks, but Fernandes highlighted his team’s inability to finish their chances in the 3-3 draw as the main issue.

"Obviously, we concede really bad goals," he said. "I think we have to take control of the situations in all of them.

"We were top of the result twice, and we had far too many chances to score another goal and have the game closed. But we were not clinical enough."

Fernandes added: "I think at the end of the game, we had four chances to score a goal.

"But we have to put our heads up and understand that sometimes it's about finding another path to a player that is free. Trying to get the best one in the best position, and not taking the chance ourselves. We have to look for the team first before ourselves."

United are now bottom of Group A with four points from five matches. They could exit the Champions League if Copenhagen defeat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

If not, United will have to win when they host Bayern Munich on December 6, and hope that Copenhagen and Galatasaray draw.

"I'd say it's too bad to be honest," Fernandes said. "I don't want to be too negative, but what we've been doing in the Champions League is not enough.

"We have to control our games every time. It is not the first game we have like this. Even against Copenhagen, I understand we had one player less but we have to secure the result.

"We have to understand that in these kinds of games, in these kinds of stages, you have to be smart enough and manage the game better.

"It comes from everyone. Everyone has to step up. Everyone has to take responsibility for their own mistakes.

"We have to look forward to the next games now and see what we can do to go through. Obviously, now we don't depend on only ourselves, but it is what it is."

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