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Club to mark Munich anniversary

Manchester United will continue to pay tributes to those who lost their lives in the Munich Air Disaster in 1958.

This Monday (6 February) will be the 59th anniversary of the tragedy which claimed the lives of 23 people on the way back to Manchester from Belgrade.

Fans will gather outside Old Trafford from 14:45 GMT on Monday by the Munich memorial, where poems will be cited before a minute's silence at 15:04 - the time of the fatal accident which claimed the lives of eight Busby Babes.

The club have worked with fan groups on the commemorations, which will also include readings from United’s club chaplain, The Pride of Football song and a traditional rendition of The Flowers of Manchester.