Sir Bobby Charlton was Mr Manchester United; there will never be another like him

The death of Sir Bobby Charlton at the age of 86 saw the passing of both a great player and a great man, a true giant of the sport in every sense of the word. His life and career are undoubtedly the greatest story ever told in English football.

Military service was still mandatory in the years after, with Charlton doing his duty alongside teammate and the club’s best player, Duncan Edwards. Charlton returned to action for United less than a month after that dark February 6 day, and somehow helped United to a second straight FA Cup final, which they unsurprisingly lost given their first team had been decimated.

The opening goal in that 3-1 final win against Leicester City came via Denis Law, who had joined United the summer after a brief spell in Italy in Torino. Months after the final, a 17-year-old George Best would debut, paving the way for the formation of the Holy Trinity, arguably the greatest trio of talents to play for one team at the same time.

Charlton was central to England’s World Cup win, scoring in the opening game against Mexico before netting both in the 2-1 semi-final victory against Eusebio’s much-feared Portugal side. At Wembley once more, Charlton defeated Eusebio again , scoring twice in a 4-1 win after extra time. 10 years on from Munich, United finally lifted the European Cup with Charlton as captain and Busby as manager. Two survivors and the two men who laid the foundations of the club.

While he had left as a player, he would return 11 years later as a club director after a brief stint in management with Preston North End and Wigan . It helped define what Charlton represented for United, a link from the past to the present, a survivor of Munich walking up the stairs 50 years after that fateful day, after Ryan Giggs broke his 35-year-record for most appearances for the club. Couldn’t write it.

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