Manchester City struggling to shift tickets for FA Cup semi-final and have had to send 2,000 back Manchester City are finding it tough to sell all their tickets for FA Cup semi-final The Premier League champions have only sold around 25,000 seats to their fans City have had to return the 2,000 extra tickets back to the Football Association Pep Guardiola's men face Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final this SaturdayBy Jack Gaughan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 23:31 BST, 3 April 2019 Viewcomments Manchester City are unlikely to sell all their tickets for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Brighton. The Premier League champions have only sold around 25,000 seats for their fourth trip to Wembley this season. City have had to return 2,000 extra tickets, sent in addition to their allocation of more than 30,000, back to the Football Association. Manchester City are struggling to sell all their tickets for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final The club say those are the more expensive tickets, with prices going up to £120, and all categories of tickets remain on general sale. Pep Guardiola’s side have three London games in eight days, with a Champions League date at Tottenham’s new stadium and a trip to Crystal Palace following the semi-final. Fans have also argued that travelling back to Manchester is the cause of angst after the 5:30pm kick-off, with the last train north from London Euston scheduled for 9:24pm. City booked their spot in the semi-final after staging a remarkable comeback at Swansea Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility