Man City players refund fans after Bodo defeat

Manchester City’s players will refund fans who travelled to Norway for the club’s shock 3-1 Champions League defeat to Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday night.

City followed up their 2-0 derby defeat at Manchester United with another poor performance as they fell 3-0 down before Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back on the hour, only for any faint hope of a comeback to be extinguished by a red card for Rodri moments later.

It was a night that prompted Pep Guardiola to say he has a feeling “everything is going wrong” for City.

The players have now decided to reimburse the cost of tickets for the 374 fans who made the trip to the Arctic Circle.

The captains’ group of Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Rodri, and Erling Haaland announced this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement read: “Our supporters mean everything to us.

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“We know the sacrifice that our fans make when they travel across the world to support us home and away and we will never take it for granted. They are the best fans in the world.

“We also recognise that it was a lot of travelling for the fans who supported us in the freezing cold throughout a difficult evening for us on the pitch. Covering the cost of these tickets for the fans who travelled to Bodo is the least we can do.

“We’re ready to fight on Saturday for our game against Wolves and then again next Wednesday when we face Galatasaray in front of our amazing fans at the Etihad.”

The representative of the official supporters club, Kevin Parker, welcomed the move.

Parker stated: “Manchester City fans will travel to the ends of the earth to support our team, and last night was no different in the Arctic Circle.

“Bodo is not an easy place to get to, and the sub-zero temperatures made it a challenging evening on a number of levels for our fans.

“We know that the players are disappointed with the defeat to Bodo, but with our next game at home on Saturday there’s a chance to get back to winning ways and our fans will be in full voice, backing the team as they always do.”

City’s only wins in their last seven games have been in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, with three draws and a defeat in their last four league outings, starting with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland on New Year’s Day.

The Star