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Nobby Stiles passes away

An integral part of our first-ever European Cup-winning side, Nobby was a titan of the club’s history, cherished for his heart and personality on and off the pitch.

He will be sorely missed by us all.

A product of the famed United youth system, Nobby broke into the first team at the start of the 1960s, and finished it as the only Mancunian to have won both of football's most prestigious trophies, having also played in England's 1966 World Cup success.

A famously pugnacious midfielder, he was at the heartbeat of the sublime United side of the mid-60s alongside George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, where he formed a combative midfield partnership with Pat Crerand.