Liverpool captain Henderson says FA Cup semifinal should be moved from Wembley

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26 Mar 2022 • 7:52 AM MYT
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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says the FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City should be moved from Wembley.

With now trains running on the day, the Football Association announced on Friday they would be providing 100 free buses, split evenly between both clubs, to provide a route to Wembley; the services, which will run from Anfield and the Etihad Stadium, are expected to ferry 5,000 supporters to the stadium.

City have already said they will put on 50 coaches, that fans will have to pay for, to get to London, while Liverpool are still formulating plans for what they will do to assist the journeys of their followers.

"I've been thinking a bit more about the fans," said Henderson. "I think in many ways it's their day and (it's tough) not being able to get down to London for different reasons - the cost (that's involved) of that.

"So, in my head, it would make sense obviously change it to a (different) neutral venue - especially with it being two teams from the north-west. That's just my opinion. There's obviously complications within that, which I'm sure the FA have got to overcome.

"But looking at the situation as a fan - which is probably the most important thing for me and something that we've learned over the past couple of years how important the fans are to football - that it is really disappointing to see that it's a struggle. It's got to be expensive for them to get there."


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