Earlier than and through this weekend’s males’s, ladies’s and Academy crew video games, United’s gamers, employees, and followers pays respect to the 23 individuals who misplaced their lives on 6 February 1958, the darkest day within the membership’s historical past.
Erik ten Hag and Marc Skinner will lead tributes at their respective league fixtures, laying commemorative wreaths on behalf of the membership shortly earlier than kick-off at Outdated Trafford and Leigh Sports activities Village. Gamers can even put on black armbands as a mark of respect, which will likely be replicated throughout all age teams this weekend.
At Outdated Trafford, households of the victims will attend Sunday’s match in opposition to West Ham United as visitors of our membership, and as well as, flags will fly at half-mast, The Flowers of Manchester will play because the groups stroll out, and a surfer banner paying respect to these misplaced will likely be unfurled within the Decrease Streford Finish. In the meantime, outdoors the stadium, a fan-led service can even happen, beneath the Munich memorial plaque from 12:00 – 12:30 GMT.
