Fenerbahce's team plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after it was hit by a bird on its way to the UK for Thursday's Europa League game against Manchester United, reports BBC Sport.

The private chartered aircraft was travelling from Istanbul in Turkey when it was diverted to Budapest, Hungary.

A second plane was then sent from Istanbul to pick the team up from Budapest and take them to Manchester.

The Turkish club's Twitter account tweeted there was "nothing alarming" after the incident.

United replied with a tweet saying: "Wishing you a safe trip for the rest of your journey to Manchester. See you soon!".