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Manchester United fans are again facing travel headaches after the FA Cup Final was confirmed as an evening kick-off.

And they have also reacted with dismay after it was revealed thousands of tickets would go to fans of neither of the clubs involved.

The Reds face Crystal Palace at Wembley next month as they bid to lift the trophy for the first time in 12 years.

And in keeping with recent years, the showpiece match will start at 5:30pm, the FA have announced.

That has left many fans frustrated who were hoping it was returned to a traditional 3pm kick-off.

There are just three trains running back to Manchester after the game though fans will likely miss them if the match goes to extra time and penalties.

Before the semi-final with Everton this month, a Saturday 5:15pm kick-off, transport bosses advised fans not to rely on the train to get home and to travel by road or stay over.

The FA said the move was "agreed after consultation with the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police, the Safety Advisory Group and other key parties in the game. "

They added:"The FA will work closely with both clubs on all transport options to and from the stadium."

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United have already announced free coach travel to the game for ticket-holding fans.

Though many are likely to miss out after the club, along with Palace, were handed just 28,780 tickets, priced at £45, £65, £85 and £115.

Reds bosses have already said the match will be considerably over-subscribed with a ballot for season ticket holders closing on Monday morning.

The FA allocation is around 3,000 up on previous years after they agreed to up following lobbying from fans' groups.

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However 17,000 tickets will go to Club Wembley, where fans and companies secure seats for all events at Wembley.

Whilst a total of 14,000 will distributed to what the FA calls "the football family" and is said to include volunteers representing counties, leagues, local clubs and charities.

Wembley bosses said as more Palace fans would be using public transport they have been allocated the West End of the ground, which housed United fans for the semi-final win over Everton.

United will be the 'away' team wearing white shirts and black shorts for the match, which is to be referred by Mark Clattenburg.

The match will be shown on both BBC One and BT Sport 2 with the winners receiving £1.8m and the runners-up receiving £900,000.

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