Manchester City's Saturday went from bad to worse when their flight home was canceled after the disappointing 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.
The Premier League champions had a tough afternoon at Selhurst Park. They twice came from behind to take a point, finishing the match with ten men after sending off Rico Lewis as Storm Darragh raged around them.
But just when they thought they had braved the elements – and a determined Palace side – and enjoyed a luxurious Etihad flight back to Manchester, they were hit with the news that they had been relegated to the coach, according to the Manchester Evening News .
So instead of a quick one-hour flight, the team could look forward to a 4.5-hour crawl along the highway.
The disrupted travel will take away valuable recovery time for Pep Guardiola's side ahead of a crucial week for the club.
City first travels to Turin to play Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. City are seventeenth in the Champions League and desperately need points to avoid a humiliating early exit from the competition.
Then, on December 15, City hosted United in the first Manchester derby under Ruben Amorim's reign as boss.
City picked up a point at Selhurst Park thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Lewis, a result that gives them just one win in their last nine games.
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