As Manchester United paid tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford before their derby against City, Steve Coppell was watching Brighton.
‘I sat with David Kemp. We realised we must’ve been the only people inside the Amex who’d actually played against Bobby, when he was finishing his career at Preston,’ smiled Coppell.
‘Dave said he’d nutmegged the great man. I couldn’t claim that, but I did face him for Tranmere and he trained with us at United after he’d retired. I was in awe of him, he’d demand high standards.