Thousands of fans gathered on the streets of Manchester for the funeral of English football great Bobby Charlton on Monday. Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and one of Manchester United's finest players, passed away on October 21 at the age of 86.
Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, former players Bryan Robson, Roy Keane, Paddy Crerand, Andy Cole and Paul Scholes, England manager Gareth Southgate, and Prince William were among the invited guests at the cathedral for the service.
Charlton was a key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at club level with United, winning the European Cup in 1968, three league titles and the FA Cup.
He played a total of 758 matches for the Red Devils, scoring 249 goals. “I knew straight away what a great guy he was … Even on international duty it was about winning.