Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral to honour 'one of England's finest'

Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral will be a celebration of his "incredible life" as a family man and "one of the finest footballers this country has ever produced", Manchester United have said.

The club have released details of the commemorations for the Red Devils legend, who died on 21 October.

It said his cortege would pass Old Trafford before arriving at Manchester Cathedral at 14:00 GMT on Monday.

A representative said fans were invited to "pay their respects" along the way.

Sir Bobby died after an accidental fall at The Willows nursing home in Knutsford, an inquest at Cheshire Coroner's Court concluded.

A key member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, he played 106 times for his country, scoring 49 goals.

He also made more than 600 appearances for United, winning league, cup and European honours and scoring almost 200 goals between 1956 and 1973.

A club representative said the cortege was expected to pass the United Trinity statue, which depicts Sir Bobby alongside fellow greats Denis Law and George Best, at about 13:30 before journeying to the cathedral in the city centre.

They said fans and members of the public were "invited to pay their respects along the route".

They said the service at the cathedral, which will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth and include eulogies by family members and the club, would "remain private and will not be broadcast or filmed".

"It is expected that up to 1,000 guests will attend the cathedral to pay their respects to Sir Bobby and celebrate his incredible life as a husband, father, grandfather and, of course, as one of the finest footballers this country has ever produced," they said.

They added that the star's family and the club wanted to "thank everyone for the outpouring of love and respect towards Sir Bobby" and had requested "no flowers", asking people to donate instead to the Children's Adventure Farm Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer's UK or Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation.

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