Fenerbahçe beat Manchester United 2-1 in Europa League match

Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahçe beat Manchester United 2-1 in Europa League Group A match on Thursday in Şükrü Saraçoğlu Arena in Istanbul.



Goals from Moussa Sow and Jeremain Lens gave Fenerbahçe a well-deserved win despite Wayne Rooney's late consolation and lifted them to second in Group A.

Sow scored an overhead kick upon a fan's request.

Fenerbahçe's Moussa Sow scored an overhead kick against Manchester United, just after a fan asked for one on Twitterhttps://t.co/AstIsoGPfE pic.twitter.com/COtE0pHakx

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) November 3, 2016

The fan said in a tweet that he expects "combative kid" Sow to score an overhead kick before the match.

@19Sow bi röveşata golü bekliyoruz hırçın çocuuuk

— Batuhan Yılmaz (@baatuyilmaz) October 31, 2016

In his tweet sent before the match, the star used an Islamic phrase meaning "In the name of Allah, Allah is greatest" in an apparent wish to win the game.



Feyenoord leads the group, who drew 1-1 at Zorya.



United are third, one point adrift of the leading pair who are separated on goal difference.

The yellow canaries were beaten 4-1 by Manchester United in Old Trafford on matchday three and defeated the Red Devils 3-0 on their most recent visit.

The clubs were previously paired in two UEFA Champions League group stages. In 1996-97, Sebastiao Lazaroni's Fenerbahçe lost 2-0 at home to Sir Alex Ferguson's United but won the return fixture 1-0 thanks to Elvir Bolic's goal - the Reds Devils' first ever UEFA home defeat.

In the 2004-05 group stage, a hat-trick by United debutant Wayne Rooney helped Sir Alex's men prevail 6-2 at home to Christoph Daum's Fenerbahçe. In response, Tuncay Şanlı hit a treble of his own as the Turkish side won their home game 3-0.

Fenerbahçe's 18 matches against English clubs have ended with four wins, three draws and 11 losses (W4 D3 L11) (W3 D1 L4 in Istanbul). They have lost their last two home games against English clubs by three-goal margins. United's record in 15 encounters with Turkish opposition reads eight wins, three draws and four losses (W8 D3 L4) (W3 D2 L2 in Turkey).