Supporters laid flowers, shirts and scarves outside the ground, with many leaving deeply personal thoughts for one of the club’s most famous sons.
Old Trafford was awash with tributes to Sir Bobby Charlton on Sunday, with a book of condolence opened by the club
United confirmed discussions were continuing to take place with Charlton’s family and UEFA for further commemorative plans ahead of Tuesday’s night’s Champions League Group A match against Copenhagen. Having won three league titles and one FA Cup at Old Trafford, Charlton left United in 1973 and went on to manage Preston before returning to the Red Devils 11 years later as a club director.David Moyes took over from Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in the summer of 2013, but the former Everton boss left the club after just 10 months, with the team seventh in the Premier League table.
“He had a great wife in Lady Norma and even when I lost my job, she phoned my wife up, which was really important at the time. It was announced on Saturday afternoon that Charlton had died peacefully in the early hours of the morning surrounded by his family.
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