Man U squad in 'major air scare' over Germany

Manchester United team players were involved in a mid-air plane scare when their pilot had to abort landing seconds before touching down in Germany for a Euro tie.

According to the Mirror, pilots aborted landing at last moment as Reds arrived for the match where they will mourn the death of Munich disaster survivor Bill Foulkes.

A plane on the tarmac at Cologne airport forced the pilot to abort landing just 400 metres above the runway and land at the second attempt, the report said.

Over the intercom, the captain told those on board the Monarch Airbus 321 they could not land because the runway was blocked, but assured them they was no danger, the report added.

The plane, carrying the Old Trafford giants' squad, manager David Moyes, his coaching staff and club officials, eventually touched down safely at 5.30pm local time, 10 minutes behind schedule, the report further said.

After landing, a tweet from Rio Ferdinand made it clear the United party had been on edge, according to the report.

United have flown to Germany to take on Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday and the club once lost eight players in the 1958 Munich air disaster, which claimed the lives of 23 people in total, the report mentioned.