"The lads made sure we gave everything. It wasn't a pretty match today at the end, but the way we won, it was all for him and we're delighted at the result. It was extra motivation going into the game. Speaking ahead of the match, he described the loss as devastating'. My heart obviously goes out to his family at this hard time. To hear the news just before a big game is devastating. I'm sure he would have been here today supporting us."
""Today is for him and we're going to try and get the win and do the best for him. We've got to use it as motivation and try and get the win for him. Foden delivered on that promise, opening the scoring with a first-half header before Erling Haaland added a brace. He described the Norwegian's performance as complete': He did everything today. Defending, attacking, running in behind, doing the dirty work, pressing, it was a full shift. We need that. Complete performance."
The team dedicated the victory to a grieving man and his family, using the recent loss as extra motivation. Players gave everything despite the match not being pretty at the end, and the result was celebrated as being for him. The loss was described as devastating, with sympathy expressed for the family and the timing of the news before a big game noted as particularly hard. Foden opened the scoring with a first-half header, and Erling Haaland added a brace. The Norwegian's performance was described as complete: defending, attacking, running in behind, doing the dirty work and pressing in a full-shift performance that the team needed.
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