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'If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be a Red': Tears on poignant night at Old Trafford as fans pay their respects to 'Mr Manchester United' Sir Bobby Charlton

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On a matchday, the forecourt outside Old Trafford's East Stand would normally be a cauldron of noise and a hive of activity.

Yet tonight, despite United playing in a crunch Champions League match, there was an almost eerie quiet around the famous Trinity Statue.

The sculpture, which honour's the club's three heroes of the 1960s - Denis Law, George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton - has now become a shrine to Sir Bobby after his passing on Saturday aged 86. READ MORE: Wreath laid in Sir Bobby Charlton's Old Trafford seat as Manchester United players and fans mark emotional night with minute's silence READ MORE: "It was the only dream I had left" - Man City fulfil fan's dream with treble trophy visit at hospice An ever-growing sea of flowers, wreaths, scarves and shirts surrounds it as the outpouring of love and admiration for the United and England icon continues.

Tonight's match against FC Copenhagen, in the competition Sir Bobby famously won for them in 1968, was the Red's first home game since news of his death was announced.

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