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ALEX STEPNEY: Sir Bobby Charlton was our talisman, our hero, and unbelievably my friend... his memorial was a great celebration befitting of a great man

Monday was a great celebration befitting of a great man but I know Bob would have said he never deserved it.

For someone who went through so much and achieved so much, he was the most humble of men.

When the club unveiled the stand at Old Trafford that was named after him, there were tears in his eyes when he told me 'I don't deserve this' but, as I said to him then, he deserved every accolade he received. He was a giant among us.

The turnout at the cathedral was absolutely fantastic, so many great footballing names like Sir Alex Ferguson, Emilio Butragueno from Real Madrid, and players who wanted to pay their own tribute.