'He was Man Utd': Fans pay tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton on final farewell at Old Trafford

The great and the good turned out to pay their respects to the Manchester United and England great.
Emma Higgins
By Emma Higgins
Published 13th Nov 2023, 17:27 BST
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Thousands turned out to pay their final respects to Manchester United and England icon Sir Bobby Charlton.

The funeral procession on Monday passed Old Trafford, with the club's legendary former player and director given a guard of honour by players from the club's Under-18 and Under-21 sides.

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Manchester United fans turned out at Old Trafford to pay a final farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton Manchester United fans turned out at Old Trafford to pay a final farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton
Manchester United fans turned out at Old Trafford to pay a final farewell to Sir Bobby Charlton

Then the game's great and the good - including Prince William and Gareth Southgate - turned out to pay their respects at Manchester Cathedral.

We spoke to fans at Old Trafford who shared their tributes and memories to a man widely regarded as England's greatest ever footballer. Watch what they had to say in our video above.

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