Erik ten Hag says the external noise around Manchester United is irrelevant as he aims to channel the frustration from Sunday's defeat to Tottenham as motivation for beating FC Porto in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The fact Bruno Fernandes was incorrectly sent off in the first half, with the Reds a goal down, made the task a mountainous one at the weekend but the skipper is no longer banned domestically, and will be relishing the return to his homeland in the 20:00 BST kick-off.

Using the mood around Carrington as fuel to kickstart our European campaign, on the back of the opening home draw with FC Twente, is something that Erik is demanding, as he also had to field questions about talks behind the scenes with the senior sporting staff.