MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left with a Europa League nightmare following the collapse of holiday firm Thomas Cook.

Around 150,000 Brits' holidays are in turmoil after the debt-ridden firm collapsed with a £200million blackhole.

Flights to and from the UK have been cancelled and the government is launching the biggest repatriation since World War Two.

And this has also affected football fans for United, Liverpool, and Chelsea who have pre-booked packages to follow their team in Europe this season.

The Red Devils travel to Holland in November to face AZ Alkmaar, before another away trip to Serbia against FK Partizan in December.

And the club confirmed that it is currently in the process of contacting fans affected by the collapse after buying pre-sold tickets.

In a statement to The Times, Manchester United said: "We were sad to hear the news regarding Thomas Cook and the impact this will have on its customers and employees.

"Along with other Premier League clubs, Thomas Cook Sports have been travel partners with Manchester United.

"They have pre-sold a small number of tickets and hospitality for some home matches this season, along with travel packages to two upcoming UEFA Europa League away games.

"As soon as we were aware of their potential insolvency, we started to work through contingency plans and we will endeavour to contact affected Manchester United fans who had booked direct via Thomas Cook."

Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel company, also sold hospitality packages at Anfield.

A Liverpool statement issued today said: "We are aware Thomas Cook has ceased trading this morning.

"Thomas Cook sells 360 hospitality packages for each of our home games at Anfield.

"We are currently assessing the impact of Thomas Cook ceasing trading and the impact for those supporters who have purchased packages from Thomas Cook.

"Once we have those details from Thomas Cook we will update supporters."

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