MANCHESTER CITY’S flight to London for their clash against West Ham had to be rerouted mid-air due to a problem with the plan’s braking system.
The Daily Mail said the jet – carrying the entire squad and backroom staff – was forced to change course.
Pep Guardiola’s Man City were forced to change course mid-air as their plane had a problem with its braking systemCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The side were due at London City airport but the technical fault meant they needed an airport with a longer runway on which to touchdown.
City instead landed safely at Stansted, some 33 miles away from their planned destination.
City take on David Moyes’ West Ham side at the London Stadium at 12.30pm on Saturday.
Goal reported that, had the flight been due to land at a major airport, it would not have needed to be rerouted.
This is the second plane-related issue to affect City – although this one turned out to be little more than a minor inconvenience.
In 2016, then-skipper Vincent Kompany was in a private plane that veered off the runway at Norwich International Airport.
There were no more issues with City’s flight this time round and it is believed they landed at Stansted without a hitch.
The only other issue was a slightly delayed arrival at their hotel ahead of tomorrow’s early kick-off.
Fortunately for City players and staff the mid-air reroute proved only a minor inconvenienceCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
Missing from the City squad, and not part of the flight, were the injured Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho and Benjamin Mendy.
It remains to be seen whether the 2018-19 Premier League champions will choose to return home by plane as well.
They are set for another flight on Tuesday when they travel to Marseille to play the French side in the Champions League.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
