Mirror Sport – Fergie: I owe everything to fantastic Sir Bobby
The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on the funeral of Sir Bobby Charlton. There is a report on a new generation of England footballing talent being called up for the upcoming international fixtures.
Bobby Charlton funeral: Sir Alex Ferguson among mourners as Man Utd icon laid to rest
MIRROR SPORT SAYS Thousands of people have lined the streets of Manchester to honour the life of the great Sir Bobby Charlton, while the great and good of football arrived at Manchester cathedral for his funeral.
The former United striker, who was revered at Old Trafford as a player and also won the 1966 World Cup with England, died last month at the age of 86. And the esteem with which he was held by fans of his former club was evident with huge crowds gathering outside the stadium hours before the funeral cortège was due to arrive.
Many fans wore club colours and scarfs, while others held up flags with poignant messages. The windows above the entrance to Old Trafford has also had special wording inserted, that read: ‘SIR BOBBY CHARLTON. 1937-2023. FOREVER LOVED’.