Sir Alex Ferguson was satisfied by the solid manner in which
United overcame Galatasaray to post a winning start to the new Champions
League season.
Though the visitors struck the woodwork
twice in the first period, their menace diminished as United grew in
stability in the second period - even if a spate of missed chances made
for an uncomfortable end to the game.
"Galatasaray have got more
experience in their team and in the first half we gave the ball away and
they counter-attacked well from that," Sir Alex told Sky Sports. "I think [there was a] lack of concentration at times. It's unusual for us to be as frivolous with the ball.
"In
the second half we did much better in that respect. I was pleased with
the second half - it was more solid, we had better concentration and we
saw it out really well.
"They never made any chances and all the
chances fell to us - we could have scored four or five in the second
half. They were very confident in their play and possession. You get
that with these European teams.
"It's not a problem; you just have
to be patient and make sure that when you're in possession you make it
count and with missing the chances we did in the second half, we keep
ourselves on the edge."
Nevertheless, Michael Carrick's early
strike proved sufficient to get United off to a winning start in Group
H, though the early pace-setters are Romania's CFR Cluj after a surprise
victory over Braga in Portugal.
That result tees up an intriguing
tie in Transylvania next month between the top two, though Sir Alex was
just relived to see his side get off to a
better start than in last term's ill-fated campaign.
"I think
getting three points in the first game is a bonus," he said. "If you go
back to last season we got a point in Benfica, then a point at home...
so three points are really important. With Cluj beating Braga away sets
up a really interesting game for the next match."
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