Manchester United are expected to pay further tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League match at Old Trafford.

The United Trinity statue outside the ground was awash with tributes to Charlton on Sunday as supporters laid flowers and scarves, with many leaving deeply personal thoughts for one of the club’s most famous sons following his death at 86.

A book of condolence was opened at the international suite inside the stadium. Current boss Erik Ten Hag and members of the United squad added their messages at Carrington.

United confirmed discussions were continuing with Charlton’s family and UEFA for further commemorative plans ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League Group A match against Copenhagen.

Players are expected to wear black armbands, with wreaths to be laid on the Old Trafford pitch and a minute’s silence observed before kick-off.

A key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team, Charlton, also enjoyed great success at club level with United, who became the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968.

Charlton debuted for United in 1956 and went on to play 758 matches, scoring 249 goals.

Having won three league titles and one FA Cup at Old Trafford, Charlton left United in 1973 and went on to manage Preston before returning to the Red Devils 11 years later as a club director.

David Moyes took over from Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in the summer of 2013, but the former Everton boss left the club after just 10 months, with the team seventh on the Premier League table.

Now in charge at West Ham, Moyes reflected on the support shown by Charlton during what was one of the most testing spells of his managerial career.

“I’m deeply saddened, and I send my condolences to all his family. The biggest thing everyone remembers, more than anything, is how great a man he was. He was such a good man,” Moyes said, as quoted on West Ham’s club website.

Born in Ashington on October 11, 1937, Charlton played in the World Cup final alongside his brother Jack, who died aged 85 in 2020 and won 106 caps for England, scoring 49 goals.

(dpa/NAN)