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The United Trinity outside Old Trafford was turned into a shrine on Tuesday night as fans remembered Sir Bobby Charlton before kick-off. The Manchester United diaspora gathered to file past the statue at the first home game since his passing and pay their own personal tributes.<\/p>\n
The scale of the tableau of flowers, scarves and replica shirts bore testament to the respect in which Charlton was held after 60 years as player, director and ambassador at United. Love and loss – it was a sombre and quietly moving scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll never forget what you have done for Manchester United,\u201d read the message on one bouquet. \u201cEnjoy your knockabout with the Busby Babes.\u201d Scarf around neck as he leaned on the shoulder of Denis Law with George Best on the other side, the sculpted figure of Charlton surveyed it all impassively.<\/p>\n
His gaze was fixed upwards towards the statue of Sir Matt Busby and the giant lettering on the stand above which read: \u2018Sir Bobby Charlton 1937-2023. Forever Loved.\u2019 Ashlee, from Salford, who had come with her ten-year-old son Jamie, did not even have tickets for the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came to lay some flowers. You have to pay your respects,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was an absolute legend of a man.\u201d You didn\u2019t have to have seen Charlton\u2019s thunderbolt shot in the flesh to have felt the pull of his humble greatness.<\/p>\n
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