Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta won’t waste ‘one second’ planning for draw at Man City
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta won’t waste ‘one second’ planning for draw at Man City
Arsenal Football Newsletter
Arsenal Football Newsletter
Arsenal fans could be faced with a serious problem on their trip up to Manchester for today’s huge Premier League title showdown with Manchester City.
The Gunners are set to face their rivals at 4.30pm BST at the Etihad Stadium, with Mikel Arteta’s men six points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side at the summit.
However, the travelling Arsenal fans may be forced into adjusting their route from London to Manchester, with train service provider Avanti West Coast announcing on Sunday morning that there was “significant damage to the overhead electric wires”, with Avanti “unable to serve Manchester Piccadilly until 11am today”.
The network has said that “essential repair work” was needed at the station, and that there would be “alterations” to services for Manchester and London Euston routes.
An Avanti statement on X read: “Following significant damage to the overhead electric wires, we are unable to serve Manchester Piccadilly until 11am today (19 April). To allow for Network Rail to complete essential repair work at the station, there will be alterations to services on our Manchester route.
“Our services to London Euston will start from Stockport until 11am. Avanti West Coast tickets will be accepted on connecting services with other operators between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.”
Avanti emphasised that passengers should check their journeys before they began their travel.
The delays will also have caused a problem for those running the Manchester Marathon, which was scheduled to start at 8.55am for the elite wheelchair race.
The elite pen’s gun went off at 9am, while the first standard wave followed shortly afterwards.