DUNN

them, from the kit man to the striker, the physio to the centre-half. And he delivered an address. We will probably never know his exact script but we can guess.

Everything you do from now on, in this game and for all the others after, is for the man we called The Boss.

And even the ever-smiling, genial Boss would be furious if you did not give everything for Leicester, the city and City.

That is why the challenges were no less blooded than normal, that is why Schmeichel scolded his defenders with no little ferocity, that is why this performance – and, yes, this result – mattered.

It felt like more than just a game, though.

Football has always been a noble survivor of tragedies and it has always grieved in unity.

That is why the Cardiff City fans stood and applauded the Leicester City players as they warmed up, that is why some even wore the T-shirts in Vichai’s honour. But football is tribal, that is