Manchester United have had the shakiest of starts to their UEFA Champions League campaign with two back-to-back losses in their opening matches this season. Desperately looking for a win, Team Manchester played hard to bounce back into the scene following a much-needed victory over FC Copenhagen in their Group A match on Tuesday at Old Trafford. It was a closely fought encounter that saw the United Men clinch a 1-0 win that ignited the team’s qualification hopes in the Champions League.
The victory at Old Trafford was spearheaded by Harry Maguire and Andre Onana, two of the most maligned players in the line-up with big second-half moments to steal a narrow victory. Manchester United has been reeling emotionally since the tragic death of the English football legend Sir Robert Charlton, popularly known as Bobby Charlton on Saturday.
The Manchester Team was initially met with echoing boos during the first half of the match with the crowd pouring out a wave of emotions stirred by the memory of the club’s great. Such a chilling response from the home crowd made it all the more difficult for the team to make any headway against the group of outsiders from Denmark.
However, the home team held their nerve and displayed an exceptional performance there on that quickly turned the jeers into cheers. This happened when center-back Harry Maguire headed home a cross from substitute Christian Eriksen in the 72nd minute to score the solitary winning goal of the match.
The memorable victory is also attributed to some spectacular goalkeeping skills displayed by Onana, who made a crucial penalty save of Jordan Larsson’s strike during the seventh minute of stoppage time to preserve the win for his team. Maguire in the post-match interview exclaimed that the victory was on Onana, who made a magnificent save and sealed the win which they dedicated to Sir Bobby and his family!
Renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina, Bobby Charlton, was a decorated member of the English team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup alongside his elder brother Jack Charlton.
Sir Bobby. who played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, was 86 when he passed. His family announced on the day of his death that the legend passed away due to complications from dementia. His death now leaves Geoff Hurst as the last surviving player of the 1966 World Cup-winning team.
