West Midlands Police appeared to aim a cheeky dig at Manchester City as they offered advice to Aston Villa fans making the trip to face the champions on Saturday.
The force has various Twitter accounts to cater for the clubs in the region and in a post on Thursday, appeared to mock the attendance figures at Etihad Stadium – by calling it the ‘Emptihad’.
It read: ‘#avfc #utv fans travelling 2 the Emptihad on Sunday there r no pubs around the ground happy 2 accept away fans.
‘Away fans travelling via train will b welcome in Brunswick, Piccadilly Tavern & the Waldorf in the city centre.