Man Utd in travel chaos as train cancellations force squad to take bus and DOUBLE length of journey to Tottenham

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MANCHESTER UNITED were hit with travel chaos ahead of their trip to play Tottenham.

United planned on taking a train to the capital on Saturday but were forced into travelling on a coach instead.

Ruben Amorim boarding the coach to London[/caption]

Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee stepping on[/caption]

Alejandro Garnacho heads to London[/caption]

Matthijs de Ligt had a coffee in hand[/caption]

Man Utd had planned to travel by train[/caption]

According to the Daily Mail, the train lines were affected by a fault with the signalling system between Rugby and Milton Keynes.

Multiple services were either cancelled or severely delayed – meaning United instead took the coach.

A train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston usually takes around two and a half hours if running on time.

But the same journey by coach can take over four hours.

Ruben Amorim and his side were pictured boarding a coach ahead of the team’s overnight stay down south.

Matthijs de Ligt had a coffee in hand while Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee were also pictured.

United travel to North London – sitting 14th in the league with Spurs one place below – with injury problems too.

Amad Diallo could be out for the season with ankle ligament problems.

Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Jonny Evans, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer are all ruled out.

Midfielder trio Mainoo, Ugarte and Collyer all suffered knocks in training this week – leaving Amorim short of options.

So Casemiro and Christian Eriksen – formerly of Tottenham – could be brought back into the squad.

That is despite the pair only playing a combined 176 minutes since starting alongside each other in the 2-0 loss to Newcastle on December 30.

United opted for a coach trip instead[/caption]

Train cancellations scuppered their travel plans[/caption]

Their trip to London doubled in duration[/caption]

Bruno Fernandes steps out in his car[/caption]