Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher isn't surprised their FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City won't be moved from Wembley.
No trains will run from either Liverpool or Manchester on the weekend of the final due to pre-planned engineering works taking place over Easter weekend, though this was a challenging situation the FA were made aware of back in 2019. Fans travelling by rail now face major complications to reach Wembley and will be forced to make alternative arrangements to overcome this frustrating news.
"I would have liked it to be moved for the same reasons as everyone else. Semi-finals shouldn't be at Wembley, but we know it is a financial thing," he told the Liverpool Echo after featuring for Liverpool Legends at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
"There is something special about playing an FA Cup semi-final. I did it at Villa Park and Old Trafford and the other one was at Wembley against Everton, so I sampled a few different ones. Even as a kid, playing at a neutral ground against opposition is different - there is something special about it. I never thought for one minute the semi-final would be moved, I thought it would be at Wembley. The FA are just desperate to get money in.
"It will be a tough game, City are a brilliant team. But it will be tough for them as well as we're a brilliant team. It could go either way: small details decide big games and that match will be no different. We will go there full of confidence and I'm sure City will as well."
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