The routes and service stations Wembley-bound City and United fans have been told to use for their FA Cup Final journeys

Manchester City and Manchester United supporters have been urged to take different travel routes down to Wembley and stop at different service stations on the way ahead of the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Team-specific motorway routes and stop-offs have been revealed in a bid to prevent traffic snarl-ups and trouble between rival fans ahead of the showpiece final. Transport bosses issued the guidance amid congestion fears as the majority of Manchester City and Manchester United supporters will travel to London’s Wembley Stadium by road due to a train strike.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) advised City supporters to take one of these routes to the capital: M62 and M1; M6 and M1; or M6, M6 Toll and M1.

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United fans, meanwhile, are being urged to travel on the M6, M42 and M40, which is a near-identical distance of around 200 miles.

Motorway service stations – which have occasionally been the scene of violence between opposing football supporters – have also been allocated to each club.

City fans are asked to use Lymm, Sandbach, Stafford, Norton Canes, Corley, Rugby, Watford Gap, Northampton, Newport Pagnell, Toddington and London Gateway.

The services allocated to United supporters are Knutsford, Keele, Hilton Park, Warwick, Cherwell Valley, Oxford and Beaconsfield.

There are no plans to enforce the guidance, however. It's been issued as a way to try to ensure a smoother flow of motorway traffic on what is expected to be an exceptionally busy down on the motorway network.

The AA said service stations “are likely to be incredibly busy” on Saturday and advised non-football fans to consider taking a break off the motorway network, such as at a local