Get Manchester United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailSir Bobby Charlton has written a beautifully poignant letter to the Manchester United ­players on the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. (Image: PA)Charlton began by saying how “words cannot describe the devastating effect that this (disaster) had on the football club and the lives of those affected”. Proudly, he also remembered how “this great football club, which you are part of, has risen from its darkest hour in a way like no other”. Two players – Jackie Blanchflower and Johnny Berry – were so badly injured that they never played football again.

Source: Daily Mirror February 04, 2018 14:03 UTC