Manchester City’s players have agreed to refund match ticket costs for supporters who travelled to the Arctic Circle to watch their humiliating 3-1 Champions League defeat to Bodo/Glimt.
The Norwegian side, whose entire population of about 55,000 could almost fit into City’s Etihad Stadium, recorded their first-ever Champions League group-stage victory on Tuesday, inflicting one of the most chastening results in City’s history.
A total of 374 City fans made the trip to the tiny Aspmyra Stadion, where tickets cost around £25 each, enduring sub-zero temperatures during the defeat.
In a joint statement, City captains Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Rodri and Erling Haaland said refunding the tickets was “the least we can do,” acknowledging the sacrifices fans made to support the team in difficult conditions.
The gesture comes amid a poor run of form for Pep Guardiola’s side, who have managed just two wins in their last seven matches and are yet to record a Premier League victory this year.
