Manchester United have been remembering their Flowers of Manchester, the eight players who died in Munich on 6 February 1958 on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final in Belgrade.
In the cold snow of Munich, they laid down their lives
But they live on forever in our hearts and our minds
So come all supporters and hold your heads high
For Manchester United will never die.#FlowersOfManchester pic.twitter.com/0yXWw9kUQv— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 6, 2018
#FlowersOfManchester pic.twitter.com/4Utx6QLy0y
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 6, 2018
Two former Manchester United players, Harry Gregg and David Gaskell, have recalled their experiences of their team-mates and the night the plane crashed.
Tuesday marks 60 years since the Munich Air Disaster took the lives of 23 people, including eight @ManUtd players.
Survivor Harry Gregg has written a poem for his team-mates. pic.twitter.com/5PHfxO8daR
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 5, 2018
"I've never discussed the Munich with anyone"
"There was no counselling, players were expected to get on with it"
"I couldn't cope"
60 years on #MUFC Busby Babe David Gaskell opens up about the loss of his friends during the air disaster.
PODCAST 🎙: https://t.co/xxXQbdYIN7 pic.twitter.com/A0RcNq9Onz
— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) February 5, 2018
The players
Many of the current team – including club captain Michael Carrick and local boys Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard – have been speaking about what the Busby Babes mean at Old Trafford today.
60 years on from the Munich air crash. Today we remember and pay our respects to all those we sadly lost. We will never forget. #BusbyBabes #FlowersOfManchester 🙏🏻🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 pic.twitter.com/50bgF0GMRl
— Michael Carrick (@carras16) February 6, 2018
Forever remembered #FlowersOfManchester 🌹@ManUtd pic.twitter.com/xf1rWs0TYt
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) February 6, 2018
We loved you then, we love you now. R.I.P 🙏🏾🖤 pic.twitter.com/dDz9C75GXo
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) February 6, 2019