The FA confirmed that Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool will take place on Saturday 16 April at 15:30. Despite the travel chaos facing supporters wishing to travel down from the North West, the match will still be held at Wembley Stadium.
With no direct train services operating between London and both Manchester and Liverpool all Easter bank holiday weekend, the FA's insistence on hosting the fixture at the national stadium means fans of both clubs are faced with the entirely avoidable headache of figuring out how to get to the match. Despite both sets of supporters - as well as the mayors of both cities and the Labour Party - calling for the venue to be changed to somewhere more easily accessible for northern fans, the FA has predictably stuck by its decision.
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