Manchester City's FA Cup match against League Two Cheltenham stopped for six minutes by FIREWORKS

Published on: 23 January 2021

Manchester City's FA Cup tie against Cheltenham was incredibly brought to a halt for six minutes due to fireworks being let off outside the League Two side's stadium.

The Premier League side had struggled to break down the hosts at Whaddon Road in the opening 40 minutes of the fourth-round tie.

But in the 41st minute referee Stuart Attwell had to stop the game for six minutes due to safety concerns for everyone on the field as fireworks continued to take place outside the ground.

Attwell made contact with the local police as both sides were taken to the sidelines and given the chance to take on some water while discussing the situation with the officials.

The police were seen walking away pitchside but soon enough the fireworks had stopped and play was allowed to restart.

Six minutes were added on at the end of the first half, but Pep Guardiola's men continued to huff and puff and therefore went in level at the break.

It is not the first time that fireworks have been let off in this season's FA Cup, after they also stopped play in Stockport's tie against West Ham.

Social media users took to Twitter and claimed it was perhaps one of the highlights of the half.

One user said: 'The fireworks going off has been the most entertaining thing in the entire game so far.'

Source: m.allfootballapp.com

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