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He has an ‘unbreakable and long-term personal involvement in the Netherlands’
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will miss Sir Bobby Charlton’s funeral due to an ‘unbreakable and long-term personal involvement in the Netherlands’.
Sir Bobby, widely regarded as one of the best players to ever grace the game, died last month at the age of 86 after a battle with dementia.
Family, friends, fans and celebrities from across the football world will come together on Monday afternoon to celebrate Charlton’s extraordinary life.
His funeral procession will pass Old Trafford before heading to Manchester Cathedral for a memorial service. However, Ten Hag will not be present.
The Dutchman has an ‘unbreakable and long-term personal involvement in the Netherlands’, which means he will miss the funeral.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will miss Sir Bobby Charlton’s funeral due to an ‘unbreakable and long-term personal involvement in the Netherlands’
His procession passes the ‘Holy Trinity’ statue, which depicts Charlton celebrating a goal with fellow United greats Denis Law and George Best, at around 1.30pm.
A United representative invited fans and members of the public to ‘pay their respects along the route’ ahead of the service, which starts at 2pm.
The service at the cathedral will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth and will include eulogies by family members and the club. It remains private and is not filmed.
On behalf of United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Richard Arnold, David Gill, John Shiels, Martin Edwards, Ed Woodward and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will all be in attendance.
Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton will be present to pay their respects, while others will miss the funeral due to international duties.
Former players such as Alex Stepney, Paddy Crerand, John Aston Jnr, Brian Kidd, Sammy Mccllroy, Alan Gowling, Lou Macari, Willie Morgan, Martin Buchan, Bryan Robson and Mark Hughes will be in attendance.
More to follow…