For the first time in 20 years, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, players were unable to attend local children’s hospitals to deliver gifts in person this Christmas. Instead players sent presents and virtual messages of support to patients and staff at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, The Christie and Francis House Children’s Hospice.
Thanking staff for their continued hard work and sending positive messages to help raise patients’ spirits, both teams sent an array of United-themed presents including shirts, hats and scarves to spread some festive joy.
Club captain Harry Maguire expressed the team’s commitment to supporting the young patients even though it couldn’t be done face-to-face.