'Unforgivable': Solskjaer Rues Goal In Man Utd's Loss In CL

Manchester United conceded an embarrassing early goal before slumping to a 21 loss at Champions League newcomer Istanbul Baakehir on Wednesday, throwing their group wide open.

United's defending was almost as shoddy for the second goal, with midfielder Juan Mata dispossessed near the halfway line and Başakşehir midfielder Edin Višća left unmarked — following a dummy by Ba — to slam a rising shot into the net in the 40th

Anthony Martial reduced the deficit for United by glancing in a header three minutes later, but the English team failed to get anywhere the level of its displays in wins over Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig in the first two rounds of matches, despite incessant pressure in the second half.

Başakşehir's first win in the Champions League was sealed when defender Alexandru Epureanu cleared the ball acrobatically off the line following a scramble in the area with seconds remaining in stoppage time.

The Turkish team had previously lost against PSG and Leipzig without scoring, and is languishing in seventh place in its domestic league in a disappointing start to its title defense.

“You don’t just turn up and get three points in the Champions League," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. “We weren’t good enough, that’s it. It’s not easy to be positive when you’ve lost the way we did.”

Solskjaer described the opening goal his side conceded as “unforgivable.”

Seconds after a United corner, another cross by the visitors was blocked and Višća was content to clear the ball out of his own area. Ba was well inside his own half but there wasn't a United player anywhere near him as he latched onto the long ball forward, advanced toward the area, and beat goalkeeper Dean Henderson — selected ahead of David de Gea — with a low shot.

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