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Farewell to a football legend: The game's greats - including Alex Ferguson and Trevor Brooking - join Graham Taylor's grieving wife Rita to pay final respects to ex-England manager

The stars of English football have come together to pay their respects to Graham Taylor at the former England manager's funeral today.

A service in memory of the football legend was held at St Mary's church in Watford, the town whose team he took to the top of the game.

The service was shown on two big screens outside the church for the hundreds of fans who attended to remember Taylor, who died earlier this month from a suspected heart attack aged 72.

Ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, West Ham's Sir Trevor Brooking and England stars John Barnes and David Platt were among those seen going into the service this morning.