So far this season, Arsenal’s domestic cup ties have been relatively straightforward, facing both Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End in the EFL Cup.
However, things are now about to ramp up for Arsenal with fixtures against Manchester United and Crystal Palace in the FA Cup and EFL Cup respectively.
Arsenal host Palace on Wednesday evening – the second of two games against Oliver Glasner’s side this week.
Then, on January 12, Arsenal will also welcome Man United to the Emirates Stadium – another meeting with Ruben Amorim.
That being said, all is not well between both United and Arsenal ahead of their January clash.
Man United unhappy with Arsenal’s ticket allocation for FA Cup tie
According to Mail Sport, United have reported Arsenal to the FA given their concerns with the ticket allocation for their upcoming tie.
The away side feel as if Arsenal have failed to provide them with the right amount of seats at the Emirates, which has a capacity of around 60,000.
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That would mean that United would be entitled to around 9,000 tickets for the tie, but the report says that much fewer have been offered to the away side, which has been met with frustration.
On their part, Arsenal are said to be citing safety concerns as the reason behind their offer of less than 8,000 tickets – meaning United have seen fit to escalate the issue to the FA.
Arsenal believe that they are acting in the best interest of safety and doing so in conjunction with the police and the safety advisory group.
Martin Odegaard asks for more from Arsenal fans
On the topic of the Emirates and the amount of fans in attendance, there was a different concern during Arsenal’s win over Monaco last week.
Martin Odegaard was trying to inspire Arsenal fans to be more vocal during the 3-0 win, given that the atmosphere felt particularly flat and there were a lot of empty seats.
Perhaps that was just a result of the busy festive period and an awkward mid-week kick off time, but it’s still a concern.
Of course, Arsenal are never going to struggle to get fans in seats for a chance to watch Mikel Arteta’s side face Man United, a chance they’ll get twice this season.
And it’ll be interesting to see how the FA respond to the current dispute between the two sides.
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