Bruno Fernandes 8, Marcus Rashford 8: Manchester United player ratings v Istanbul Basaksehir

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains cautious despite important win

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David de Gea, 6: Fine first save at his near post at start of second half. Istanbul had 17 chances – four of them on target – and Spaniard beaten at same post after decent Turuc free-kick 15 minutes from time. Busier final 20. AFP

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 6: Comfortable as his attackers did the work ahead of him. Headed down tunnel after coming off with a swollen ankle. Should be back for weekend. Getty

Harry Maguire, 6: Ba got away from him and should have scored before half time. Later blocked a shot from Ba. Headed over as tried to score first goal at Old Trafford. Reuters

Victor Lindelof, 6: Beautiful long pass to Rashford which led to a penalty. Recent back problems and landed awkwardly after one challenge. Taken off at half time. EPA

Alex Telles, 7: Kept busy as Istanbul had clear chances of their own. Crosses accurately and with pace. His corner led to Bruno’s opener. Vital balls. Best defender. Reuters

Donny van de Beek, 8: Played deep as a six but attack minded and moved forward towards the end. Passed forward with accuracy, tackled well and linked quickly with Fernandes in front. Excellent night for Dutchman who did chances of more starts no harm. EPA

Fred, 7: Some errant first half passing, but more touches than any other player and combined well with Van de Beek alongside him. EPA

Bruno Fernandes, 8: Incredible half volley in 7th minute to put his team ahead. Tapped in United’s second and involved in some wonderful one touch movement. Hugely creative. Scored 20 goals in his first 35 United games. Could have been 21 if he didn't let Rashford take a penalty. Reuters

Marcus Rashford, 8: Played on the right. Superb footwork on weaving early run. Also put ball in net after stunning move, but was offside. Then stayed onside to win penalty and sidefooted smartly for his eighth goal of the season. Needed that. Getty

Anthony Martial, 7: Bright start along with the other attackers. Too fast for former United full-back Rafael but much quieter in second half and brought off as his team came under late pressure. Getty

Edinson Cavani, 8: Central striker who was well up for his first start in a United shirt and linked up well with Fernandes from the off. Excellent movement, control and positioning, especially for second goal. EPA

SUBS: Axel Tuanzebe, 6: On for Lindelof at half time and received a yellow for tackle on Ba ten minutes later. Can’t play v PSG, whom he did so well against last month, in next game. Reuters

Mason Greenwood, 7: On for Bruno after 58. Sharp and lovely pass for James for the fourth. Managed three shots. Getty

Daniel James, 6: On for Rashford after 59. Needs to find form and had a good late run past Ponck. Fourth goal, where he rolled a Greenwood pass in, was much needed. AP

Brandon Williams, 6: On for Wan Bissaka 59. Worked hard and tidy. AFP

Nemanja Matic, N/A: On for Martial 81. Brought on to steady his team as United came under late pressure. Getty

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not taking progress to the Champions League knockout phase for granted despite Manchester United's important victory against Istanbul Basaksehir.

November started with a shock defeat at the Turkish champions that dented their chances of progressing from Group H, which the Red Devils had opened with impressive wins against Paris St Germain and RB Leipzig.

But United got back on track at an empty Old Trafford on Tuesday, with Bruno Fernandes' double added to by Marcus Rashford's penalty and a late goal from substitute Daniel James.

The 4-1 triumph means Solskjaer's side only need a point from their final two matches to qualify for the last 16, but next week's home match against PSG and the trip to Leipzig means the manager is not getting ahead of himself.

"The group is still very open," the Norwegian said.

"We've got nine, two on six points (PSG and RB Leipzig) and Basaksehir on three, so we still need points to go through.

"One probably should be enough and three probably gives you the win, so hopefully against PSG we can secure the points we need but that's another matter."

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