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Thousands of people are to line the streets to pay their respects to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of the Manchester United and England icon's funeral today (Monday).
Sir Bobby survived the 1958 Munich Air Disaster which claimed the lives of eight of his fellow Busby Babes and went on to win the World Cup with England in 1966 alongside older brother Jack and the European Cup with United two years later.
He then returned to the club with which he had made his name as a director in 1984 and continued to serve both it and football in general as a much-admired ambassador until his latter years.
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Widely regarded as one of the best ever to play the game, he died last month aged 86 with his family at his side. His funeral takes place today with a private service being held at the Manchester Cathedral.
Around 1,000 invited guests, including Sir Alex Ferguson, members of the club’s 1968 European Cup-winning team, players from the current first-team squad and leading sporting figures, are expected to attend the service, which is scheduled to start at 2pm and will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth.
Beforehand, the cortege will make its way down Chester Road to Old Trafford arriving at around 1:30pm with thousands expected to come out to pay their respects and say a final farewell to a man who was a hero to so many.
He is commemorated commemorated along with former team-mates Denis Law and George Best in the “United Trinity” statue outside the stadium.
The cortege will pass through a guard of honour comprising members of the club’s Under-18 and
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