United furious with French forgery claims

MANCHESTER UNITED have reacted angrily after attempts by French officials to blame the club and their fans for the crowd problems at their Champions League match against Lille.

United believe a tragedy was only narrowly averted after supporters became crushed into a section of the Stade Felix-Bollaert in Lens.

Lille’s director general Xavier Thuilot has pointed the finger at United, claiming their early distribution of tickets allowed high-quality fakes to be produced.