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THREE Premier League managers were forced to run for cover after a storm uprooted TREES at a garden party.

Aston Villa's Unai Emery, Fulham's Marco Silva and Brentford's Thomas Frank were all safe and avoided getting hurt as the tropical storm wrecked chaos in Washington.

Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie posted footage of the devastation caused by the storm on Twitter
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Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie posted footage of the devastation caused by the storm on TwitterCredit: TWITTER @SkySports_Keith
Some of the trees had fallen across a road
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Some of the trees had fallen across a roadCredit: TWITTER @SkySports_Keith
Thomas Frank was one of the managers that had to run for cover
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Thomas Frank was one of the managers that had to run for coverCredit: Getty
Marco Silva also had to escape the storm
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Marco Silva also had to escape the stormCredit: Getty
Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino were also affected by the storm
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Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino were also affected by the stormCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The three managers are currently in Washington as part of their clubs' pre-season tours.

They were attending a garden party at the British Embassy when the storm hit.

The bosses, along with party guests, had to run for cover due to the extreme nature of the storm which caused multiple trees to fall.

Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie reported that the winds caused by the storm reached 80mph and the rain was "biblical".

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Downie also claimed that Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino "had to re-route to team hotel for safety".

Pochettino has also cancelled his press conference today.

Fortunately, he confirmed that "nobody was hurt", although he did say the garden party was a "wash out".

Downie uploaded a video of some of the damage caused by the storm onto Twitter.

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The clip shows a massive tree completely uprooted and fallen across a road.

It also appears to show a car that had been damaged with the hazard lights flashing.

The managers' clubs are competing in the Premier League summer series tournament in the USA this summer.

Silva and Frank already faced each other as their Fulham and Brentford sides played an exciting 3-2 win for the Cottagers.

Silva's Fulham also faced Emery's Aston Villa but lost the game 2-0 in Orlando.

All four managers will be in action later today as their clubs play one more game before the end of the series.

Pochettino's Chelsea face Fulham and Emery's Villa take on Brentford at FedExField, Landover, Maryland.

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