Nott'm Forest edge Villa after VAR controversy in Europa League showdown | Carrick the favourite but could Iraola be a good fit for Man Utd?

About this episode

The episode discusses the VAR controversy in the Europa League match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, as well as the coaching vacancy at Manchester United.

The Times’ Martin Hardy and The Sun’s Jack Rosser join Jessica Creighton on Back Pages Tonight to discuss Aston Villa’s loss to Nottingham Forest after a ‘controversial’ VAR call in the Europa League game. The panel also discusses the vacancy for head coach at Manchester United, with Michael Carrick as the favourite, who else could be added to the mix? Plus much more from the world of sport! •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink • Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports •You can listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Back Pages". •For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com •For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Creighton

Guests: Martin Hardy, Jack Rosser

Topics covered

• VAR controversy
• Europa League
• Manchester United coaching vacancy
• Aston Villa
• Nottingham Forest
• sports news

Keywords

• VAR
• Europa League
• Aston Villa
• Nottingham Forest
• Manchester United
• Michael Carrick
• Iraola
• sports news

Sponsors

Sky Sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, NOW

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