Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera has heaped praise on his teammates despite losing to Manchester United.

Michael Carrick scored the only goal of the game as United claimed a 1-0 victory in the Group H opener.

Despite the defeat, Muslera, who saved a penalty from Nani during the match, says that the Turkish club can be proud of their performance on the night.

"We played a good game coming to such a big stadium like Old Trafford and it showed we can go to any ground and play against any team. It should give us a lift for the tests ahead," said Muslera.

"United tried to attack us down Antonio Valencia's wing. Valencia is a very good player but Hakan Balta, Semih Kaya and Dany Nounkeu did a good job to stop him. We deserved more, but in football you have to finish your moves off with a goal. They got a goal in the first half and that decided the game.

"[For Nani's penalty] he looked at me a lot and stopped a couple of times and he's a player who always hits the ball hard and to the corner. I waited for the last minute and being tall and big, I had the chance to get there.

"We forced them back a bit [after the penalty] and they had to defend quite a lot and hit us on the counter. It was a very good game – we're pleased. It was the first game for a lot of us in the Champions League."

United travel to Liverpool on Sunday.