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Daniel Murphy

Kyle Walker discloses the speech he gave to Man City squad ahead of Champions League final win

Kyle Walker has revealed he told his Manchester City teammates ahead of the Champions League final against Inter Milan that they had worked too hard this season to 'throw it away' at the last hurdle.

His words certainly had the desired effect as City defeated thee Italian side 1-0 in Istanbul to win the Champions League for the first time and claim a historic treble. A sweet strike from Rodri in the second half was the difference against an Inter side who had their own chances to triumph but were denied by Ederson.

Walker didn't start the match due to a technical decision but he hid his disappointment from his teammates and instead supported them with a galvanising pre-match speech.

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