Manchester City News: Manchester City’s away game against Arsenal has been postponed after extensive discussion with UEFA.
Arsenal would face English Premier League champions Manchester City on the scheduled date of October 19. But the game has now been postponed.
The recent death of former British Queen Elizabeth II has dealt a serious blow to upcoming Premier League matches. Therefore, the previously scheduled Europa League match between Arsenal and PSV would be played on Thursday, September 15.
But UEFA is forced to postpone the match due to a lack of police in London, as the UK is still dealing with the death of the Queen. As UEFA confirmed the lack of security in its post: “This is due to severe limitations in police resources and organizational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Manchester City News: Official statement from UEFA
UEFA officially stated on Twitter: “UEFA announced today that the UEFA Europa League tie between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on Thursday 15 September, will now be played on Thursday 20 October at 7:00 p.m. :00 CEST (18:00 local time).”
UEFA also thanked the Premier League for its flexible cooperation in rescheduling the UEFA Europa League match.
Rumors of postponing the high-voltage match had been going around for a few days. The official statement from both parties has now confirmed the idea.
Premier League statement
The Premier League also issued another statement on its part. They did not confirm the new date for City vs Arsenal, as they stated: “The new date for the Arsenal FC vs Manchester City FC match will be announced in due course.”
It was inevitable that the two games would happen on just two days in a row. The Premier League also confirmed its cooperation, saying: “The Premier League has agreed with UEFA to postpone Arsenal FC’s Premier League match with Manchester City FC, originally scheduled to be played on October 19, to allow for the reorganization of the Arsenal FC UEFA Europa League. game with PSV Eindhoven.
There was concern that the Gunners would consider forfeiting the match due to unavailability of dates. As the World Cup is not far away.
The game against PSV is the second consecutive game that the London club has canceled. All Premier League clubs decided to cancel all matches last weekend to pay tribute to their late queen.
Manchester City News: What’s next for both clubs?
The Premier League authorities have yet to reschedule The Gunners’ match against Everton. However, they will face Brentford in the next Premier League game on Sunday.
Manchester City has also confirmed all the news on its website by publishing the prices of the Premier League. City’s high-voltage game against Tottenham is postponed. They will face Dortmund in the Champions League match tonight. In the Premier League match, they will battle against Wolves on Saturday night.
