Fans could get into Manchester City’s stadium simply by showing their faces in a super-fast lane

The British are renowned for their ability to form neat, orderly queues. But the need for such patience might soon be history.

Manchester City, champions of the Premier League, are trying out technology by which fans will gain access to the stadium simply by showing their faces.

The team have hired Blink Identity, based in Texas, to deploy facial-recognition systems in a pilot scheme. To start with there will be a single super-fast lane for supporters at the 55,000-seat Etihad stadium.

A face scan will reveal whether the fan has a ticket. The lane is expected to operate a traffic light system: green for go, yellow for stop. There is no need for a turnstile.

Its designers say the technology is so speedy that fans