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United Trinity honoured

Sir Bobby Charlton and Denis Law expressed their pride at being immortalised alongside George Best in a statue commemorating the ‘United Trinity’.

/noticias.info/ The bronze statue was unveiled outside Old Trafford’s East Stand on Thursday 29 May, forty years to the day since the Reds’ European Cup triumph at Wembley in 1968, and commemorates arguably the finest attacking trio ever to play together.

At the unveiling ceremony, Sir Bobby modestly described the statue by award-winning sculptor Philip Jackson as “the most fantastic compliment” to be placed in such illustrious company.

“We’re all part of a wonderful club,” he told a three-hundred-strong audience, including eight members of the ’68 side. “Over the years there have been many fantastic players here, but it's one of the greatest things that has happened to me to be put alongside George Best and Denis Law. It’s the most fantastic compliment anyone has ever paid to me.”

Law, who actually missed the 4-1 victory over Benfica at Wembley through injury, added: “To have a wonderful statue erected at probably the most famous club in the world (Sir Bobby interjects: “Certainly the most famous club in the world!”) really is a tremendous honour.


“The only tragedy is that George isn’t here, although I’m sure he will be looking down and will feel proud at this wonderful tribute. Fifty years since Munich, forty years since winning the European Cup for the first time, and just days after winning the Champions League in Moscow, it really is fitting.”

Sir Alex Ferguson, who unveiled the statue, said the monument is a reminder of the past and a prompt to continue United’s rich history.

“Players like Denis, George and Bobby have created Manchester United's history," he said. “Through history you can look to the future. You try to match it. It means so much that we, the current team, did our bit in honouring the history of this club in Moscow.”

Although the players plied their trades in a long-since-departed era, Sir Alex says all three remain models for the current occupants of the red shirt.

“My vivid memory of these players is that they always wanted the ball,” he added. “That’s part of being a Manchester United player, it’s a quality you must have. They all had courage to play, the balance to beat players and they entertained the fans. That’s why they will always be remembered.” notas_de_prensa_archivo