Jakarta –
Manchester City has cut the ticket quota that will be given to Liverpool ahead of the meeting between the two teams in the Premier League early next month. The Reds did not accept and filed a complaint.
Man City vs Liverpool will be held at the Etihad Stadium on April 1 2023. As reported by the Daily Mail, visiting teams will usually receive three thousand tickets. But for that match, the Reds’ quota was reduced by 20 percent to just 2,400 tickets.
The reduction is an agreement made between Man City as the host along with the Greater Manchester Police and the local Security Advisor. The decision was taken referring to a number of problems that arose when the two teams met.
Liverpool and Man City have indeed become the main forces of the Premier League in the last five years. So it is only natural that tensions arise between the groups of supporters of the two clubs. It’s just that this rivalry is considered to have gone too far.
Last December, the two teams met at the Etihad in the fourth round of the English League Cup. In the match that Man City won 3-2, there was an incident of throwing pots that were weighted from the visiting team’s stands towards Man City supporters.
A 15-year-old girl is known to have been hit by the throw and was injured. There was blood on the scarf he was wearing. The incident made Man City start to be careful. They even started to consider installing a net to limit the visiting stands.
Liverpool themselves objected to the reduced ticket rations. They, in an official statement, “have been in contact with the Premier League and Manchester City to question this decision.”
The Reds, who need to win their remaining 12 matches to chase a top-four finish, continued that they are “committed to having the maximum possible number of supporters on the road.”
Man City is also not without losses. They also could not use the 600 tickets that should have been given to Liverpool, making their income slightly reduced. However, they argue that security is the main thing at this time.
(adp/raw)
