Manchester City vs Burton: Thousands of empty seats at the Etihad after M6 incident traps fans on motorway

Manchester City vs Burton: Thousands of empty seats at the Etihad after M6 incident traps fans on motorway
Thousands of empty seats could be seen at Manchester Citys Carabao Cup semi-final first leg clash with Burton at the Etihad.A serious incident on the M6 motorway prevented a number of fans from getting to the stadium.2

The empty seats at the Ethiad

There was talk of the kick-off being delayed because of the problems but the match went ahead as scheduled.Hundreds of Burton Albion fans were stuck in the chaos and took to social media to vent their frustrations.Around 3,000 supporters had tickets for the game and 34 coaches were on their way to the ground.2

Fans were delayed in getting to the ground

However, with an hour to go before kick-off there was only one that had arrived.The M6 problems were not the sole reason for Man City’s empty seats however, as the fixture was already expected to produce their smallest crowd of the season.This is their third of four home games on the bounce after a hectic Christmas schedule. On Tuesday, in the other semi-final, 44,371 made the journey to Wembley to see Spurs’ 1-0 victory over Chelsea.That was technically a sell-out – despite Wembley’s 90,000 capacity – due to the top tier not being opened for the game.The empty seats have drawn comments from a number of people on social media and you can read a round-up below.

Stuck on m6 closed in both directions near Keele for almost 2 hours trying to get to @Etihad_Stadium to see @ManCity v @burtonalbionfc thousands will be affected @Carabao_Cup #MCIBUR police helicopter circling above #bbcfootball @SkySportsNews @talkSPORTDrive pic.twitter.com/4SbUmYytZV— Ray Burge (@raymondburge) January 9, 2019

HELP! Anybody got a clue as to whats happening on M6 Northbound? Were below Stoke J15 on way to @ManCity and its log jammed. Weve had 6 unmarked cop cars 3 marked cop cars all with the blues and twos plus a police helicopter overhead. Any info greatly received! Thanks.— David Walker (@djwskyblu) January 9, 2019

28 coach loads of Burton fans stuck on the huge car park called the M6 as its closed due to a police incident! Really hope theyre able to make kick off on time @ManCity @ManCityHelp @burtonalbionfc #M6 #mancity— Blue Carl (@bluecarl3) January 9, 2019

I am a city fan who is stuck on the M6 with lots of other Burton and city fans around. This is a big occasion that can't be missed something must be done.— Zak Dawson (@ZakDawson1) January 9, 2019

Lots of empty seats at the Etihad – problems on M6 reportedly to blame. pic.twitter.com/gi9AgWcn4K— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) January 9, 2019

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