Liverpool v Man City: ‘Massive’ verdict issued on FA plans after latest statement – Mills
Danny Mills has claimed the Football Association were correct to stick to their guns about holding Man City’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool at Wembley.
The former England defender, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, conceded the fixture will be a “massive inconvenience for a lot of people” but insisted corporate and hospitality seats meant the venue couldn’t be changed.
Liverpool and Man City face off in London on April 16, but rail engineering works mean there will be no services from the northwest to the capital over the Easter weekend.
Fan groups from both clubs had asked for a change of venue, with Man United’s Old Trafford mooted as a potential host.
In a statement issued today (25 March), the FA confirmed they have chartered 100 buses for free travel for up to 5,000 fans.
Mills suggested “15,000 fans” will have been inconvenienced by the lack of trains.
“It’s a massive inconvenience for a lot of people,” he told Football Insider‘s Connor Whitley.
“But there aren’t 80,000 fans coming down from Manchester and Liverpool.
“A lot of those seats will be corporate and hospitality. A lot will be getting buses down or driving.
“There’ll probably be around 15,000 fans inconvenienced by the fact that there are no trains.
“If you move the game, what happens to all the people who have corporate seats and all the fans in the south?
“These are global football clubs. It is an inconvenience, but let’s be honest – Liverpool fans got to Istanbul, they got to Madrid. Man City got to Porto in a pandemic.
“To get 200 miles down the road, I think they can manage that.”
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