Cardiff’s owners offered to fund a four-day trip to Tenerife for Neil Warnock and his squad, but the manager said no. Instead he has instructed his players to spend time with their families and reflect.

‘After what’s happened over the past two weeks, I’d rather cuddle my kids if I’m honest and see my missus,’ Warnock said. ‘I’ve never known anything like this in my life and I’ve seen most things.

‘The players will all be reflecting on what’s happened and I think your family is more important than football, isn’t it?’