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A Danish Liverpool fan did more than just support his team on a trip to the city last week - but chose to help hundreds of struggling families at the same time.

Lasse Abildgaard came to Anfield for only the second time with his dad on Friday to see the Reds defeat city rivals Everton in an FA Cup clash .

But ahead of the biggest match of his life, Lasse had spent time in his homeland collecting money for the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative - run by Liverpool and Everton fans - which helps collect supplies for foodbanks in North Liverpool.

Lasse had been following the group on social media and admiring the work they do to help families who cannot afford basic supplies by collecting at Liverpool and Everton matches - and decided he wanted to help.

But as the official Fans Supporting Foodbanks (FSF) group explained in a statement - he was overwhelmed by the response he had from his fellow Danish reds.

The statement read: “One of the best developments in our project is meeting people from all walks of life who restore your faith in humanity. Last night was one such moment.

“Lasse Abildgaard over from Denmark with his dad for the game, had been following us on twitter for the last year and decided to ask his fellow Danes to participate.

“He asked for donations so he could purchase some supplies to take to the game and hand in to our drop off point.

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“He also wanted to understand what was happening in our city and why we had to set this up.

“He thought he would get 50 quid, after a few hours he had £500 in donations from Copenhagen reds and contacted us in a blind panic. How was he going to get all the donations to us with just him and his old fella?”

The FSF team agreed to meet Lasse and his dad at the Aldi shop on County Road a few hours before kick-off on Friday and spent the £500 on much needed supplies.

The statement added: “Both Lasse and his dad were overwhelmed by our explanation of what this government and its ideology had done to its citizens.

“He is now going back to Denmark to arrange a national collection this year for Fans Supporting Foodbanks. This is working class solidarity crossing borders with humanity at its core.

“Lasse, we salute you, your dad and the good folk in Denmark for thinking of the people in this city who require assistance.

“We were overwhelmed by your wonderful actions and look forward to meeting you and your dad again.

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“It is shameful that this lad over for the biggest game of his life was thinking about us and Foodbanks. It is also hugely encouraging that @sfoodbanks is encouraging solidarity and awareness throughout the footballing world and beyond.”

And Lasse wasn’t the only person helping out the volunteers on derby day.

Former reds star and broadcaster Stan Collymore was also on hand to lend his support as donations were collected ahead of the match.

For more information about Fans Supporting Foodbanks, visit their Twitter page here .