{"id":297734,"date":"2023-11-27T23:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297734"},"modified":"2023-11-27T23:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T23:24:28","slug":"man-united-are-ready-for-another-fiery-welcome-to-hell-in-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-united-are-ready-for-another-fiery-welcome-to-hell-in-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United are ready for another fiery &apos;Welcome to Hell&apos; in Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Thirty years after they ran gauntlet of hate in Istanbul, Man United are ready for another fiery &#8216;Welcome to Hell&#8217; in crucial Champions League tie<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United&#8217;s last visit remembered for the scenes at the final whistle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eric Cantona was punched by a riot policeman after being sent off for dissent<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressure is easing on Man United boss Erik ten Hag: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It began with alarms going off at Manchester United\u2019s team hotel, then the mischief phone calls to the players\u2019 rooms. When loud knocking could be heard coming through the ceiling in the middle of the night, enough was enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Choccy (Brian McClair) and Jim McGregor, our physio, went upstairs and found a cleaner sat there banging on the ceiling,\u2019 recalls Gary Pallister. \u2018He just looked at them and walked off. It&#8217;s crazy to think that this kind of stuff goes on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>They say there are six dimensions of hell, and it felt like Sir Alex Ferguson and his players endured most of them on their first visit to Istanbul 30 years ago this month.<\/p>\n<p>From the minute they had a menacing encounter with the Galatasaray fans at the airport to the moment they fought with riot police to get off the pitch at the febrile Ali Sami Yen Stadium, United ran a gauntlet of hate.<\/p>\n<p>As they head back to Turkey and another crucial Champions League tie against Galatasaray here tomorrow night (wed), the chilling message that greeted United in November 1993 and has only grown in notoriety for three decades won\u2019t be far from their thoughts: Welcome to Hell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/20\/78292741-0-image-a-9_1701116716957.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Kidd enter the stadium after Man United\u2019s infamous welcome<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/20\/78292071-0-image-a-3_1701115250422.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u00a0ran a gauntlet of hate at the\u00a0Ali Sami Yen Stadium thirty years ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/22\/78292079-12797233-The_chilling_message_that_greeted_United_in_1993_and_has_only_gr-a-7_1701125425200.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The chilling message that greeted United in 1993 and has only grown in notoriety<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There was a lot of police at the airport but the fans were just all shouting, jeering and holding these placards saying that we&#8217;re gonna die over there,\u2019 says Mike Phelan. \u2018It was an unusual welcome, put it that way.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pallister will never forget arriving at United\u2019s sumptuous hotel on the banks of the Bosphorous. \u2018It was a stunning place that used to be a former prince\u2019s palace or something. Most of the lads were maybe 20 to 30 yards ahead of me and I was walking through by myself. I said good afternoon to this bellboy and he just went like that (throat slit gesture). I think it&#8217;s fair to say we had quite a bit of intimidation.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<p><span>GALATASARAY 0 MAN UTD 0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(November 3, 1993)<\/p>\n<p><span>GALATASARAY (3-5-2):<\/span> Demirbas; Gotz, B Korkmaz, Stumpf; Tepekule, Turkyilmaz (M Korkmaz 89min), Kaya, Kerimoglu, Hamzaoglu; Erdem (Tutuneker 89), Sukur.<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used<\/span>: Bologlu, Arslan, Kocabey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked<\/span>: Demirbas.<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager<\/span>: Reiner Hollmann.<\/p>\n<p><span>MAN UTD (4-5-1):<\/span> Schmeichel; Phelan (Neville 83), Parker, Bruce, Irwin; Giggs, Ince, Robson, Keane (Dublin 72), Sharpe; Cantona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used<\/span>: Sealey, Martin, Butt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked<\/span>: Parker, Bruce, Ince.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Sent off<\/span>: Cantona.<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager<\/span>: Sir Alex Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Phelan adds: \u2018The hotel was top dollar, great service, then on the day of the game it seemed to change into \u201cget your own food\u201d, look after yourself and that sort of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The evening before the match, there was a lot of alarms going off and phone calls being made to the rooms. I picked up my phone a couple of times during the night.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United might not agree but Galatasaray\u2019s star striker Hakan Sukur insists there was no malice in the way their opponents were treated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Naturally, there was such a welcome at the airport with &#8216;Welcome to Hell&#8217; banners. But, of course, this is a metaphor,\u2019 Sukur told Mail Sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think that rather than intimidating opponents, the excitement at the airport and stadiums was about conveying the atmosphere. We knew we could be making history that is still talked about today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I read that fans did things to keep the opponent from sleeping well and to make them tired for the match. These were isolated incidents and not planned. It is sad that our country is remembered for these and similar events.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The old Ali Sami Yen was a cauldron befitting its nickname, The Hell. Phelan recalls it \u2018bouncing\u2019 hours before kick-off. \u2018I\u2019ve never seen an atmosphere quite like that,\u2019 says Pallister who was injured and sat in the stands with Mark Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The stadium was the loudest I\u2019ve played in,\u2019 adds Sukur. \u2018There wasn&#8217;t a single person not participating in the chants, knowing when and what to do. I think Manchester United will see this in the return match on Wednesday.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The game itself was largely forgettable, a goalless stalemate that saw United exit the second knockout round on away goals after drawing the first leg 3-3 at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>It is remembered for the scenes at the final whistle after Eric Cantona was sent off for dissent. The Frenchman was escorted off the pitch by Bryan Robson and a riot policeman who then punched Cantona as he reached the steps down to the underground tunnel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/20\/78292059-0-image-a-1_1701115220803.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eric Cantona was escorted off the pitch by a riot policeman after being sent off for dissent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/22\/78299537-12797233-image-a-8_1701125529321.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side will run the same gauntlet in a must win Champions League match<\/p>\n<p>Cantona fought back and so did Robson after he was struck by a riot shield, cutting his elbow on a hook on the wall as he tried to punch a policeman.<\/p>\n<p>Their teammates piled in and Steve Bruce remembers Ferguson ripping off his jacket as he fought his way back to the dressing-room. \u2018Fergie comes barging through. His hair&#8217;s all over the place, his tie is under his ear.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bruce claimed he could have been killed by a brick that smashed a window of the team bus as United made their escape from the stadium. \u2018We went back to the hotel with the window missing,\u2019 Pallister says. \u2018The hostility is something I never experienced in the rest of my career. You look at that and think it can\u2019t get any worse.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the best advice for United\u2019s players as they return to Istanbul for a must-win Group A tie at Rams Park on Wednesday?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Just play the game,\u2019 says Phelan. \u2018The best place to be is on the pitch. I think you&#8217;ve got to control the game \u2013 because you can&#8217;t control the atmosphere.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12797233\/Thirty-years-ran-gauntlet-hate-Istanbul-Man-United-ready-fiery-Welcome-Hell-crucial-Champions-League-tie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty years after they ran gauntlet of hate in Istanbul, Man United are ready for another fiery &#8216;Welcome to Hell&#8217; 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