The darkest day in Manchester United’s history came on February 6, 1958, when the plane carrying the squad home from their European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade crashed, killing 23 people including eight players and three club officials.
The 65th anniversary of the Munich air disaster comes the day after United take on Everton in the Women’s Super League at Leigh Sports Village. Despite being undefeated against the Merseyside club in top-flight football, manager Marc Skinner has urged his side to show the "resilience and togetherness" witnessed in the club's darkest days as they look to keep top spot in the league.
Despite the buzz around the transfer window and bids for star striker Alessia Russo, Skinner made sure he took a moment to discuss the impact of United's rich history and how it can play a role moving forward.
“We have the 65th anniversary of the Munich disaster coming up and for us the key message from our group, our collective, from our club was about the resilience and togetherness and the overcoming of a tragedy together and how it built the foundations of this wonderful, special club that we’re all a part of and we all love," he said.
“I reminded them [the players] about that today and I reminded them about our history and what it means to be a Manchester United player and so for us, no matter what's thrown at us, I think finding the resilience and the togetherness will be the key message going into this weekend.”
The horrific disaster brought the club and community together as they mourned their losses, but it will forever haunt the history of Manchester United. No official details have yet been released confirming the plans to honour the anniversary.
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