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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Gideon Brooks & Neil McLeman

Met Police blame Man Utd and Chelsea for kickoff time as legal action threatened

The Met Police have blamed Chelsea and Manchester United for failing to agree an earlier kickoff time after away tickets were slashed for their rearranged Stamford Bridge clash.

Fans of the two clubs were united in fury after the Premier League fixture was switched to Saturday October 22 with a 5.30pm kickoff. The away ticket allocation has been cut by 624 to 2,370 to downgrade it to a medium-risk feature - and United might have to hold a ballot to decide who does not go.

The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust claimed the decision was an “insult” and showed fans are “disposable” while the Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) even threatened legal action against the Met.

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