Manchester City are struggling to sell their full ticket allocation for the Carabao Cup final next week - meaning there could be empty seats for the Wembley showpiece.

The club announced that supporters now could purchase three tickets each if they had attended one game at the Etihad this season, but the slow trickle of sales has frustrated the Aston Villa faithful.

According to The Telegraph, Aston Villa believe they would be able to sell out the 90,000 capacity ground alone.

Manchester City are struggling to sell their full ticket allocation for the Carabao Cup final

City supporters can buy three tickets if they have attended one game at the Etihad this season

Some of us did 😂 pic.twitter.com/Uv6h3k5GMb — VillaWill84 (@VillaWill84) February 19, 2020

Villa fans are even taking drastic action to ensure they can watch their side battle for silverware in the capital.

One particularly ambitious supporter made the trip to Manchester to watch the reigning Premier League champions' victory against West Ham - with the sparse attendance on Wednesday allowing for spaces in the crowd.

City's allocation of tickets is now on general sale to fans, essentially meaning that people with a booking history at the Etihad would be entitled to snap up remaining tickets for the final.

A club spokesman confirmed to The Telegraph on Thursday that a 'small number in the high prices' were still available for the clash - and that an attendance of just 52,000 was recorded for the rearranged home meeting with West Ham.

Villa believe they would sell out the venue alone with supporters even heading to the Etihad

City's allocation is on general sale - leaving Villa fans able to take advantage of the loophole

That figure is reportedly believed to be their lowest attended top flight game in several years.

The attendance was not announced at the match either, and the venue appeared half-empty before the full-time whistle amid the chaos caused by Storm Ciara.

Pep Guardiola has previously expressed disappointment with occasionally dwindling ticket sales for City, with the manager particularly aggrieved by the low figure for the club's FA Cup win against Fulham.

The 49-year-old appealed for fans to return in their droves, and unintentionally angered supporters' groups in the process.