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Man City criticised for refusing to allow sun cream at the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City have been criticised by a skin cancer charity after fans were told they could not take sun cream to the Etihad Stadium.

City's supporter services team responded to a fan's enquiry on Twitter prior to Saturday's Premier League match against Bournemouth, where temperatures reached 31C, by saying: 'Sun cream will not be permitted on entry into the stadium.

'We advise supporters to apply this before coming and to bring a hat and water.'

Players were permitted to take drinks breaks in both halves due to the sweltering conditions
However, fans were told not to bring sun cream to the match despite the extreme heat

Melanoma UK, the country's leading melanoma patient organisation, branded City's policy 'disappointing' and 'very worrying'.