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    Tottenham’s clash against Ferencvaros STOPPED with players ‘unable to see each other’ due to smoke

    TOTTENHAM’S clash at Ferencvaros was halted – when players were unable to see each other after fans hurled smoke flares on.Referee Igor Pajac signalled he couldn’t see all the pitch in a farcical fume-filled situation early in the second half of the Europa League tie.The action clearly couldn’t go on when smoke filled the pitchA murky view swept across the stadium in BudapestConditions briefly became ridiculous in the Europa League clashSmoke from flares quickly drifted across the pitchCredit: ReutersAnd Pajac ordered a brief halt to proceedings – until the air cleared.Spurs were leading through Pape Matar Sarr’s fine goal on 23 minutes.And it was Sarr who was at the centre of things again – but for a bizarre reason – four minutes after the break. The Senegal midfielder was unable to clearly identify 17-year-old team-mate Mikey Moore as smoke swept across the field in Budapest. Pajac and players from both teams were bemused – with play promptly halted.It cleared within a minute – with Spurs left to continue a testing tie.However, bemused fans found mirth from the murky interlude.One joked: “Better atmosphere than the Premier League stadiums.”Most read in Europa LeagueReferee Igor Pajac’s face said it allFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnother posted: “Spectacular better than watching Arsenal match to be honest.”A third just said: “What is going on here.”Fans stunned as Arne Slot ‘cooks’ Man Utd with savage statement after Red Devils’ Tottenham humiliationAnd more than one viewer called it “crazy”.But although football chiefs might take a dim view of the incident, one fan claimed it was “amazingly fun”.Brennan Johnson then notched a clinical fifth goal in five matches to double Spurs’ lead in the 86th minute.But Ferencvaros cut the deficit to 2-1 through Barnabas Varga’s volley. More

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    Ferencvaros vs Tottenham: Fans fume at TNT Sports for ‘ruining the game’ after major technical blunder

    FANS were left furious with TNT Sports after they suffered a technical blunder during Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Ferencvaros.Ange Postecoglou’s men travelled to Hungary off the back of four wins in a row in all competitions.Fans slammed TNT Sports’ broadcast blunder during Spurs’ clash with FerencvarosCredit: RexBut as Spurs got underway in their second Europa League game of the season, viewers were more drawn to the sound of the commentary.The audio was several seconds behind the pictures, making for bizarre coverage of the match.There also appeared to be something of an echo coming from those in the commentary box.And fans were quick to comment on social media as they took aim at TNT Sports.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLOne said: “I thought it was just me. New to the service and not impressed with the sound delay”.Another added: “@tntsports fix your audio!!😡🤬”A third replied: “Fix up your audio TNT. Ruining the game 😂😂”.While a fourth responded: “@tntsports sort out the commentary on the Spurs game please 😭😭 it’s so behind”.Most read in Europa LeagueCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAnd a fifth joked: “My TNT Sports audio is so far behind that Lamela just scored a rabona from outside the box…”Pape Matar Sarr’s scored the opener before sub Brennan Johnson added a second as the North Londoners ran out 2-1 winners.Tottenham came into the clash having opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win over Qarabag.Inside the life of Dominic Solanke’s ‘soulmate’ fiance Erica Ramondi who he nicknames his ‘queen’, is dripping in designer and is a tiny 5ft1, despite the striker being 6ft3 More

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    Fans rage at ‘worst offside decision I’ve ever seen’ after Tottenham are let off against Ferencvaros

    FOOTBALL fans couldn’t believe that Ferencvaros’ opener against Tottenham in the Europa League was ruled out for offside.Ferencvaros forward Barnabas Varga nodded home in the 17th minute only for the officials chalk it off for offside.Barnabas Varga had his opener against Tottenham ruled out for offsideCredit: ReutersVarga appeared to be played onside by Cristian Romero but the decision stood after a VAR checkVarga was deflated by the decisionCredit: TNT SPORTSThe Hungarian champions had been on top of Ange Postecoglou’s side in the opening exchanges and a delicious cross from Eldar Civic was placed perfectly onto Varga’s head.The striker did great to direct it into the far corner and put his side a goal up but soon had his celebrations cut short by a VAR check for offside.The immediate replay looked to show that Varga was being played onside by Cristian Romero, but the goal was disallowed after a lengthy check.The TNT Sports commentary team speculated that it could have been because Adama Malouda Traore, who didn’t touch the ball, was deemed to have interfered with play from an offside position.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLTraore was significantly offside but didn’t appear to have much, if any, of an influence on the passage of play.However it was confirmed afterwards that Varga was indeed offside and it was just the camera angle that was making him look as though he was onside.At half-time TNT pundit Joe Cole described it as an “optical illusion”.However, that didn’t stop fans from taking to social media to fume at the decision.Most read in FootballVarga was shown to be offside in a replay at half-timeCredit: TNT SPORTSFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSOne wrote: “That is an outrageous decision. How is that offside?”While another added: “Think that’s the worst offside decision i have ever seen”.A third posted: “He’s given offside, Tottenham have got away with one there”.’Bruno Fernandes red card was huge VAR error’ in Man Utd loss to Spurs | Whistleblower, Mark HalseyAnd a fourth fumed: “That’s the most ridiculous offside I’ve ever seen”.To make matters even more controversial, just six minutes later Spurs took the lead through Pape Matar Sarr.Tottenham held onto that lead heading into the break, meaning their inexperienced side – which featured four teenagers – were able to take an advantage into the second half.The second half saw Brennan Johnson net a second to put a cushion on Spurs’ lead.And that cushion was needed when Varga finally got his goal to pull one back for Ferencvaros in the 90th minute.But it was too little too late with Spurs leaving Hungary as 2-1 winners.Pape Matar Sarr gave Tottenham the lead just six minutes after the decision to rule the goal outCredit: Getty More

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    Ferencvaros vs Tottenham LIVE SCORE: Europa League latest updates as Spurs face Hungarian champions

    TOTTENHAM resume their Europa League campaign TONIGHT with a tricky test against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros.Spurs will be hoping they can build on their 3-0 Qarabag thrashing from matchday 1.But they’ll have to do it without January signing Radu Dragusin who received a red card seven minutes into his major competition debut.Kick-off time: 5:45pm BSTTV channel: TNT Sports 1Live stream: discovery+Ferencvaros team: To follow…Tottenham team: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Davies, Gray, Sarr, Bissouma, Bergvall, Werner, Lankshear, MooreFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFollow ALL the action from the Groupama Arena with our live blog below… More

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    Man Utd fans in travel CHAOS and risk missing Porto game as flight hit by huge delay.. but compensated with a free beer

    MANCHESTER UNITED fans are having a nightmare trying to get to Porto for tonight’s huge European clash.The Europa League match at the Estadio do Dragao kicks-off at 8pm.United fans have been hit by travel chaosCredit: Getty – ContributorMan Utd fans should make the match just in timeCredit: RexBut several United fans remain stuck at Manchester Airport as their flight has been severely delayed.The AlbaStar plane was set to leave at 7.50am this morning and land in northern Portugal two hours and 25 minutes later.But a technical issue meant the flight was stuck 1,344 miles away in Rome.It finally departed Manchester Airport at 3.20pm, meaning fans are now in a mad dash to make it to the game on time.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAs compensation for their travel nightmare, the delayed passengers were reportedly given a £6 drink voucher while they waited in the departure lounge.That would have covered the cost of a bottle of Corona from Bar MCR – but not a Budweiser or Peroni which cost more than £6.It comes after the United players also had a disastrous journey to Porto and were delayed by three hours due to the weather.They were due to take off at 3pm yesterday but the rain meant they were not in the air until 6.10pm.Most read in Europa LeagueFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSThe delay saw Erik ten Hag’s press conference pushed back by an hour-and-a-half to 8.30pm.He reportedly has two games to save his job after a disastrous start to the season, with the likes of Gareth Southgate and Thomas Tuchel linked with replacing him. ‘He’s done!’ | How woeful tactics & Dalot shocker saw Spurs smash Man Utd to spell end for Ten HagAnd ahead of facing Porto, Ten Hag said: “As always when we are not winning, we are very disappointed and we are also mad, mad with ourselves and especially when you lose a game like Sunday.”We are mad and from the madness we have to get motivation and go on to the next game.”Everyone has to take responsibility and that starts with me as the manager. But on the pitch we have leadership skills and they have to stand up. “Every game for us is important and every opponent is 100 per cent motivated. We have to be ready to compete and fight.”Why NOBODY is the right man to replace Erik ten Hag at Man UtdSunSport’s DAVE KIDD says Erik ten Hag’s time at Man Utd is up… and explains what’s wrong with all the potential candidates to replace him.THIS is a mid-table squad at an underachieving club, with a lot of unwanted players on big money.And Ratcliffe is an instinctive cost-cutter who may not pay top dollar to the next manager.If this club wasn’t called ‘Manchester United’, it wouldn’t be an especially desirable job.The good news for United is that their new sporting director, Dan Ashworth, is a very decent judge of a manager.He has been instrumental in three previous managerial appointments — Gareth Southgate for England, Graham Potter for Brighton and Eddie Howe for Newcastle.None were wildly popular at the time, all were conspicuous successes.Interestingly, Ashworth’s No 1 choice for the Newcastle job was Unai Emery, who turned him down to stay at Villarreal but has since proved that judgment right by excelling at Aston Villa.Emery may well deliver the coup de grace to Ten Hag on Sunday — especially with Bruno Fernandes suspended and Kobbie Mainoo an injury doubt.And the Spaniard would be an excellent fit for United — yet there is next to no chance that he would abandon Villa’s Champions League campaign to take the Old Trafford job, not least because he isn’t a stark raving madman.Howe would be another good candidate to succeed Ten Hag but, although he has become frustrated on Tyneside, the Saudis would surely not allow Ratcliffe to poach Howe, as they reluctantly did with Ashworth.Potter is available but his Chelsea experience and lack of charisma would make him a tough sell.Which brings us to Southgate, who remains close with Ashworth and is an excellent man-manager who was seriously considered by United last spring.Yet, despite having led England to two of their three major finals, Southgate’s reputation for over-caution was only enhanced during the Euros.Mauricio Pochettino, passed over twice by United, is out of the equation having taken the United States job.Thomas Tuchel would be a popular and gettable option but, despite being a fine coach and a very engaging man, he is considered something of a loose cannon.Likewise, Roberto De Zerbi, now at Marseille after his brief Brighton stint sparkled then fizzled out.Kieran McKenna — a gifted former United coach who has won back-to-back promotions with Ipswich Town — is an intriguing candidate but the imminent vacancy may come a year or so too soon.Marco Silva, the extremely under-rated Fulham boss, has been on United’s radar and should not be discounted.Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim, last season’s ‘next big thing’, was passed over by West Ham as well as Liverpool this summer and is not an easy man to pin down.Zinedine Zidane, who has taken over from Alan Curbishley as a 20-1 shot for every Premier League job, is a ‘figurehead’ manager and not an Ashworth type.Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former United goal machine who joined Ten Hag’s coaching team in the summer is the bookies’ favourite. Simply because he’s in the building and he’s Dutch.So, yes, getting rid of Ten Hag is the easy part. More

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    Erik ten Hag facing Man Utd D-Day as club legend Paul Scholes claims ‘control freak’ coach didn’t want £36.5m transfer

    PAUL SCHOLES has questioned Manchester United’s summer transfer business.The Red Devils have endured a nightmare start to the season under Erik ten Hag.Erik ten Hag is facing intense scrutiny as Man Utd bossCredit: GettyPaul Scholes has had his say on United’s summer businessCredit: PALast Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham has put Ten Hag under increasing pressure.United return to action tonight in the Europa League, as they face Porto away from home.They will then take on Aston Villa on Sunday off the back of Unai Emery’s side’s huge 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League.While Ten Hag has remained defiant over his future, reports claim that two defeats prior to the international break could see the 54-year-old lose his job.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLDiscussing his former side, Scholes questioned the wisdom of bringing in Joshua Zirkzee over the summer.Zirkzee, 23, arrived in a £36.5million deal having scored 12 goals for Bologna last season.He netted on his United debut, but is scoreless in seven appearances since.Scholes, 49, has questioned whether his former goal-machine team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is now part of Ten Hag’s staff, would have chosen to bring Zirkzee in.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSJoshua Zirkzee is on a run of seven games without a goalCredit: GettyRuud van Nistelrooy is part of Ten Hag’s coaching staffCredit: GettySpeaking on SuperSport, he said: “Coaches are control freaks, they want to do everything. If you were Ruud watching that, he is maybe thinking, ‘I will take a back seat, I don’t want to get involved in that’.”He also has to be involved in the recruitment side of it, signing a centre forward or two centre forwards. ‘Ruud, who do you think?’Paul Scholes says ‘that is a massive concern for me’ as Man Utd legend opens up on ‘second-rate’ De Ligt transfer “I am not sure he would have picked Zirkzee. I am not sure he would have picked (Rasmus) Hojlund.”Look, there is probably not a plethora of centre forwards out there but you would go consult him, wouldn’t you?”Scholes also recently questioned whether £38.5m summer signing Matthijs de Ligt, who worked with Ten Hag at Ajax, is really much of an upgrade over Harry Maguire.Appearing on the latest Overlap Fan Debate, Scholes said of the United boss: “He couldn’t wait to get De Ligt straight in ahead of Maguire, he was just waiting for the opportunity.”He then added: “And look, in all honestly, I’m not sure it is that much of an upgrade.”He might be slightly better but he is not a massive improvement where you think, ‘Wow.'”Despite the speculation surrounding his future at Old Trafford, Ten Hag has bullishly defended his position.Ahead of tonight’s game in Portugal, he told Sky Sports of his future: “I’m not thinking about it, I’m not anxious.”We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.READ MORE SUN STORIES”We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.”They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for.”Ten Hag’s five worst defeatsERIK TEN HAG has suffered some heavy defeats during his tenure as Manchester United manager.5. Copenhagen 4-3 Man Utd, November 2023The damaging defeat saw the Red Devils dumped out of the Champions League.4. Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth, December 2023It was the first time the Cherries had ever won at Old Trafford with the players being booed off.3. Brentford 4-0 Man Utd, August 2022Perhaps a sign of things to come, in Ten Hag’s second Premier League game, his side was dismantled by the Bees.2. Crystal Palace 4-0 Man Utd, May 2024The heavy defeat to the Eagles saw the Dutchman edge ever closer to the sack.1. Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd, March 2023Man Utd were embarrassed at the hands of their bitter rivals as they crumbled at Anfield as it was the club’s worst defeat in 92 years. More

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    Man Utd chaos just 24 hours before Porto clash as flight to Portugal is delayed by THREE HOURS due to severe weather

    MANCHESTER UNITED’S flight to Porto has been delayed by three hours due to severe weather.Erik ten Hag’s men have come under fire for their dismal performance on Sunday as they lost 3-0 to Tottenham at Old Trafford.Manchester United’s journey to Portugal has been disruptedCredit: GettyThe travel difficulties come just 24 hours before their Europa League clashCredit: GettyIt is a crunch game for Man Utd as they eye a first European win of the campaignCredit: GettyCaptain Bruno Fernandes was spotted boarding the flight on WednesdayCredit: GettyAnd things are not getting much better off the field as the Red Devils were hit with delays to their journey to Portugal.Man Utd are set to kick off their second Europa League game of the season against Porto at 8pm BST on Thursday evening.They were due to take off for Portugal around 3pm on Wednesday, but did not leave until 6.10pm due to foggy and rainy conditions.Ten Hag’s press conference was due to take place at 7pm but has now been pushed back to 8.30pm.READ MORE ON MAN UTDFans have also suffered delays to their journeys.It is the latest inconvenience for manager Ten Hag – who is understood to have been given two games to save his job.Man Utd’s trip to Porto will be followed up by an away game in the Premier League against Aston Villa on Sunday.They failed to win their opening Europa League match as FC Twente held them to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.Most read in Europa LeagueCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAnd the defeat to Spurs extended their winless streak to three matches – a run which started with a goalless draw against Crystal Palace.But captain Bruno Fernandes will be available for the trip to Villa despite being shown a red card against Tottenham.Patrice Evra is confident Erik ten Hag can turn it around at Man UtdMan Utd were successful in appealing the decision, meaning the Portuguese playmaker escapes a three-match ban.On the pressure he is under, Ten Hag said: “I’m not thinking about it, I’m not anxious.”We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.”We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.”They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for.” More

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    Ten Hag’s former Man Utd coach hints at ‘problem’ between fan favourite and manager and says ‘he needs to play more’

    FORMER Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy has questioned whether Erik ten Hag has a “problem” with an exciting fans’ favourite.Boss Ten Hag is arguably under heavier pressure than at any time in his two-year reign ahead of two daunting away games in three days.Erik ten Hag must start Alejandro Garnacho more, says Benni McCarthyCredit: RexEx-assistant coach McCarthy spoke out on current United starsCredit: GettyThursday night’s Europa League clash at Porto is followed by a Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.Ex-England chief Gareth Southgate and Inter Milan’s Simone Inzaghi have been talked up as possible replacements if Ten Hag departs Old Trafford.Former Porto and Blackburn striker McCarthy can now take a more detached look at things after leaving United in the summer when his two-year coaching deal ended.The South African has suggested Ten Hag lacks “fire and passion”.READ MORE ON MAN UTDAnd he’s also singled out two starlets he reckons should be leading the Red Devils’ revival bid.McCarthy is a big admirer of wingers Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo.And it’s the Argentinian’s situation that appears to concern McCarthy most.The 46-year-old told zerozero: “I really like Garnacho, but he needs to play more regularly.Most read in Europa LeagueMarcus Rashford is rediscovering his best form, says McCarthyCredit: RexFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS”I don’t know if there’s a problem between him and Erik, but he hasn’t been a regular starter.”Meanwhile, McCarthy called Diallo an “incredible, incredible player, still little known”.’He’s done!’ | How woeful tactics & Dalot shocker saw Spurs smash Man Utd to spell end for Ten HagThe one-time West Ham man added: “He defends and attacks well, always makes the best decisions and knows how to score goals.”McCarthy also believes under-fire England frontman Marcus Rashford is “getting back to his best and could hurt Porto with some moves”.And he reckons United centre-back Lisandro Martinez could play “for any team in the world because he has the right mentality”.Whether Ten Hag agrees with all of that is unclear.That’s especially because McCarthy revealed he and the Dutchman have contrasting personalities.He claimed the former Ajax chief “lacks a bit of that fire, that passion. That’s where we differ, him and I”.Man Utd ratings vs TottenhamMANCHESTER UNITED suffered a 3-0 thrashing against Tottenham at Old Trafford.Captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off in the first half for fouling James Maddison, forcing Erik Ten Hag’s side to play with 10 men against Ange Postecoglou’s team.After back-to-back draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente fans hoped United would redeem themselves against Spurs.However, the match at Old Trafford quickly turned sour. Brennan Johnson scored early and things worsened when Fernandes was sent off allowing Spurs to extend their lead to 3-0.And here is how SunSports Charlie Wyett rated the Manchester United stars.Andre Onana – 5Stood his ground to deliver a good save from Timo Werner who was clean through – no chance for either goal.Noussair Mazraoui – 5First in the refs’ book for chopping down Destiny Udogie. Could also have blocked Micky van de Ven for the goal. Just watched Solanke make it 3-0.Matthijs de Ligt – 4Shocking first half. Failed to cut out the cross from Micky van de Ven which led to the first goal.Lisandro Martinez – 5Switched off for the Spurs goal and was drawn to the ball and Johnson was left unmarked.Diogo Dalot – 5Gave the ball away in dangerous areas and struggled against Johnson.Manuel Ugarte – 5Suffered a stinker and was lucky to last until the 73rd minute.Kobbie Mainoo – 5Not one of his better performances and was taken off just before half-time following Fernandes’ sending-off.Marcus Rashford – 5Over-ran the ball for Tottenham’s first. Way off the pace.Bruno Fernandes – 4Arguably the worst captain in United’s history. Deserved red card for his challenge on James Maddison.Alejandro Garnacho – 6Had United’s only chance in the first half but hit the outside of the post. Improved in the second half.Joshua Zirkzee – 5Looked completely lost up front – threatening to be another poor Erik ten Hag signing. Replaced at half-time.Subs:Mount (for Mainoo 45)  5, Casemiro (for Zirkzee 46) 7, Hojlund (for Rashford 73) 5, Eriksen (for Ugarte 73) 5. More