Harry Redknapp passes on best wishes to Fabrice Muamba

Tottenham Hotspur has backed the decision of referee Howard Webb to abandon his side's FA Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers last night.

Webb opted to end the match at White Hart Lane in the 41st minute after Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.

Redknapp has passed on his best wishes to the 23-year-old, who is currently in a critical condition at the London Chest Hospital.

"All our thoughts are with Fabrice, his family, Owen Coyle and the club," Redknapp said in a statement. "It was the right decision to abandon the game, everybody was in a state of shock and it wouldn't have been right to carry on.

"Football is the last thing on anyone's mind when an awful situation such as this happens. All we are thinking about now is Fabrice and his family."

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy echoed Redknapp's sentiments, adding his praise for the medical staff that treated Muamba on the field of play.

"Our thoughts are with Fabrice's family and Bolton Wanderers and we are all willing him to pull through. Events such as this put everything into perspective," said Levy.

"We are immensely proud and grateful to the medical teams at both clubs, their response was immediate and professional. Our thanks also to both sets of fans for their support and behaviour.

"Too often we read the negatives about football and yet last night, at a time of intense emergency and uncertainty, we saw the true humanity and empathy of the footballing family."

Muamba's fellow professionals have been passing on their best wishes over the past 24 hours.