Manchester City suffer minor hitch as flight delayed ahead of China trip

By
published

Manchester City suffered a minor hitch ahead of their trip to the Premier League Asia Trophy in China when their flight was delayed.

An administrative issue caused the problem and the club will instead fly out on Sunday.

As a result, City’s first press conference, due at 1400 in Shanghai on Monday (0700 BST), is likely to be put back.

A statement from the club on Twitter said: “Due to an unforeseen administrative issue beyond the Club’s control, which is being resolved, regrettably, we will embark on our pre-season tour a little later than intended.

“We will now travel tomorrow (Sunday) and look forward to taking part in the Premier League Asia Trophy as planned.”

FourFourTwo Staff
FourFourTwo Staff

FourFourTwo was launched in 1994 on the back of a World Cup that England hadn’t even qualified for. It was an act of madness… but it somehow worked out. Our mission is to offer our intelligent, international audience access to the game’s biggest names, insightful analysis... and a bit of a giggle. We unashamedly love this game and we hope that our coverage reflects that.