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Kick-abouts and selfies - what happened after Manchester United's final home game shows the spirit is back at Old Trafford

An hour after full-time, workers were still clearing the gangways of debris and Luke Shaw was still in his full Manchester United kit, having a kick-about with his son.

The charming scenes of toddlers tottering around the pitch in kits bearing the name 'Daddy' began almost as soon as they heard the final shrill.

A blond boy, possibly the son of Jack Butland or Tom Heaton, started the ball rolling - literally - by kicking it into the Stretford End net to enthusiastic cheers from a buoyant crowd.

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Old Trafford has not witnessed such juvenile jubilance since United's last coronation day on the sodden turf in 2013. Some evening kick-off times have not been conducive for children tucked up in bed, the pandemic restricted numbers and too many terms have ended on a downbeat note.

Louis van Gaal signed off with a succinct address in 2016 with United supporters hopeful he would soon clear off. He did five days later. The uplifting conclusion to the domestic season in 2017 was tempered by Jose Mourinho's infamous press conference appearance and disappearance.

Shaw and three-year-old Reign had approached the tunnel waving at the hospitality box occupied by the Shaw family in the first tier of the Stretford End. Once Old Trafford's denizens had left for another season, four generations of Shaws strode onto the pitch.

Shaw smiled broadly as he guided his grandmother up the slope to admire the vista. His daughter, one-year-old Storie, was overwhelmed by the crowd and consoled by her mother, who retreated into the tunnel.

Members of the St John's Ambulance requested a selfie with Shaw and he obliged. They then hollered Harry Maguire's name.

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