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Adventure in the air, forced landing in Liverpool for flight from City
The plane returning to Manchester City from Lisbon experienced problems due to strong winds and had to land in Liverpool.
Manchester City had an easy evening on Tuesday (February 15) and defeated Sporting Lisbon 5-0 in Portugal. However, the return of citizens to England was difficult.
Notably, the plane was unable to land in Manchester due to strong winds and had to land in Liverpool
“We can confirm that the plane that carried the first team from Lisbon to Manchester landed safely at Liverpool as high winds forced the Manchester diversion.” reported the tweet from citizens.
The news was confirmed by Liverpool Airport, which welcomed Manchester City. Manchester is hit by Hurricane Dundley causing strong winds.
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