Manchester City players to refund traveling fans following shock Champions League defeat to Bodø/Glimt

Manchester City fans who traveled to Norway for Tuesday’s shocking Champions League defeat to Bodø/Glimt will be refunded the costs of their tickets.

A joint statement from Manchester City’s captaincy group, which features Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias and Rodri, said that paying back the 374 fans (nearly $13,400) who traveled “is the least we can do.”

“Our supporters mean everything to us. 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 traveling 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 than again next Wednesday when we face Galatasaray in front of our amazing fans at the Etihad.”

Haaland apologized to City’s supporters after the match, calling the result “embarrassing.” Manager Pep Guardiola said “everything is going wrong” and that the team is currently “a little fragile.”