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REVEALED: Why Manchester United vs Coventry FA Cup semi-final at Wembley has an unusual 3.30pm kick-off time on Sunday

Sunday afternoon's highly-anticipated FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Coventry City has the unusual kick-off time of 3.30pm.

The Wembley Stadium showdown will decide who faces Manchester City in the final on May 25 after Pep Guardiola's side beat Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday.

The Football Association initially requested a 4pm kick-off time for Sunday's semi-final, which would have been preferable for broadcasters ITV.

However, as Mail Sport revealed back in March, they were forced to move kick-off forward by 30 minutes after the Metropolitan Police deemed it a 'high-risk' fixture.