Galatasaray beats Man United in Champions League

Yilmaz, who headed in from a corner at the start of the second half, has scored all five goals in Group H for Galatasaray.

"We should have switched on and dealt with the ball," United defender Phil Jones said after his first appearance of the season. "We got punished on a set-piece. It's not our game. We still had chances to go on to draw."

But Galatasaray held on to remain in second place ahead of CFR Cluj on goal difference with one game remaining after the Romanian champions beat Braga 3-1. Galatasaray is at Braga on Dec. 5.

"We deserved this victory," Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim said. "We dominated the game and in the end found the goal that we needed. When you play against a team like Manchester United, you cannot go slowly. You have to be enthusiastic and wise.

"I am fortunate my players were able to be both things this evening."

United's run of four straight wins only came to an end after manager Alex Ferguson left key players at home for the trip to the intimidating Turk Telecom Arena in Istanbul.

"I think they handled the atmosphere and the temperament was good," Ferguson said. "They handled that OK. Parts of the game were good but the area in which we were worried about — set-pieces — we suffered. That was always going to be a worry for us.