City and United fans told to take different routes to first ever Manchester derby FA Cup final
It's partly to avoid any clashed between rival fans at service stations
Transport bosses are urging Manchester City and United fans to take different routes to the FA Cup final next Saturday - to avoid clashes between rival supporters at service stations.
Trains are on strike on 3rd June when over 60 thousand fans will be heading to London.
The advice is to plan your journey to Wembley well in advance and allow additional time for travel. Anyone without an official match ticket is being urged not travel to the game.
Transport for Greater Manchester is advising fans to use the following routes:
Manchester City supporters:
M62/M1 (the advised route for City supporters)
M6/M1
M6/M6 Toll/M1
Manchester United supporters:
M6/M42/M40
Allocation of motorway service stations
Manchester City supporters:
Lymm
Sandbach
Stafford
Norton Canes
Corley
Rugby
Watford Gap
Northampton
Newport Pagnell
Toddington
London Gateway
Manchester United supporters:
Knutsford
Keele
Hilton
Warwick
Cherwell Valley
Oxford
Beaconsfield