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Joe Thompson funeral: Dion Dublin and ex-Man United youth stars pay respects to former football who died aged 36 after cancer battle

Dion Dublin was among the figures associated with Manchester United in attendance for former academy player Joe Thompson's funeral, as his family and loved ones gathered to pay their respects.

Thompson, who came through Man United's academy revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time last year. He was found to have stage four lymphona - a type of blood cancer.

He had previously been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013 and recovered before the cancer returned four years later. He went on to recover a second time before calling time on his career in 2019.