Manchester United footballers react to Munich Air Disaster anniversary

6th February will always be remembered as a dark day in history of Manchester United. On this day in 1958, 23 people (including eight players and three members of club's staff) suffered fatal injuries in Munich Air Disaster. Manchester United players and staff were returning from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade when ir plane stopped in Munich to refuel. first two attempts to take off from Munich airport were abandoned. Following  third attempt, plane crashed.

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Manchester United and horrific Munich Air disaster

Eight Manchester United players, famously termed as ‘Busby Babes’, perished in crash. y were Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam Whelan. Edwards, considered by many to be most exceptional player of his generation, died a fortnight after accident. Munich Air Disaster is an ineradicable part of United's history. Astonishingly, Sir Matt Busby overcame his crash wounds to work in conjunction with his assistant Jimmy Murphy. He built ar set of 'Busby Babes' that won Manchester United European Cup in 1968, 10 years after Munich Air Disaster. 

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Liverpool, Sevilla pay tribute to Manchester United's Busby Babes

Many of current and former Manchester United players paid tribute to victims of Munich Air Disaster in 1958. Clubs across Europe also joined in paying ir tribute to Flowers of Manchester. It included Liverpool, Sevilla and rrn Ireland national team. Former Manchester Captain Wayne Rooney, full-backs Patrice Evra and Gary Neville also paid ir tributes to Busby Babes. Current Manchester United captain Harry Maguire, Dan James and Marcus Rashford were also ticed paying ir tributes to victims of Munich Air Disaster.

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Manchester United players pay tribute to flowers of Manchester

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