"There's only one Sir Bobby Charlton" the Manchester United supporters sang prior to kick-off. Diogo Dalot paid his own personal tribute.
Charlton used to leather old bags of air that had the weight of a medicine ball with a technique the modern player can only dream of.
He would have approved of Dalot's whipped strike from distance that Wes Foderingham could only glove. Dalot raced jubilantly towards the United supporters, who lit a red flare.
Substitute Hannibal Mejbri was quick to embrace him and starters soon followed. Read more: Manchester United player ratings vs Sheffield United as Dalot and Onana good Read more: Sir Bobby Charlton was a legend who made United greats stop in their stride With United homing in on victory, their supporters repeatedly paid their paean to the great Charlton hours after it was announced he had passed away at the age of 86.