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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Marc Mayo

Manchester United fans withdraw threat of legal challenge over reduced Chelsea away ticket allocation

The Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) has withdrawn its threat of legal action against Hammersmith and Fulham council over the reduced away allocation offered to fans for Saturday’s Premier League game.

A late decision to move the game forward from a 4.30pm kick-off on Sunday to a 5.30pm start the day before, due to Chelsea’s Champions League draw scheduling to play on the following Tuesday, led to a disupte over the 2,994 tickets sold to the visiting United fans.

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