sport news Man United vs. Arsenal friendly tickets at New York's MetLife Stadium start at ... trends now
Ahead of one of the most anticipated matchups on the calendar for the Premier League's American summer tour, fans rushed to get tickets and were met with outrageous prices.
Manchester United and Arsenal are set to play in the New York Metropolitan Area at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ in July. It'll mark the first time the two historic football clubs have faced each other in the United States.
But fans who waited to buy tickets when they went on sale at 9:00am this morning were shocked to find astronomically high ticket prices.
The get-in-the-door price on Ticketmaster, the company rolling out the sales, started at $171 for nosebleed seats. For supporters section seats behind the goal, the prices were in the range of $300.
Supporters were granted access to a presale yesterday, but scalpers had already sent prices soaring up - with some seats in the range of $600-700.
Arsenal and Manchester United are set to clash in the United States this summer
But fans hoping to see them play at MetLife Stadium were met with outrageous ticket prices
There's no guarantee that Erik ten Hag or Mikel Arteta will start their best lineups for US fans
Fans took to social media to express their outrage, with one saying, 'Dog I was interested in going to the ManU Arsenal friendly in Metlife until I saw those ticket prices.'
Another wrote, 'Just logged on for the MetLife presale in case I wanted to change the date I fly back... tickets START at $171?! For the nosebleeds?? Are you JOKING?'
New Haven, Connecticut's Arsenal supporters club, the 'New Haven Gooners', tweeted, 'We anticipated scalpers, but not to this degree...
'No one should have to pay the cost of a trip to London for a ticket to a FRIENDLY. You've got blood on your hands, Ticketmaster.'
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