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The Collyhurst youth team keeping the Busby Babes' flame alive

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The Babes graced UR’s cover for the Crystal Palace match on 4 February, the closest game to the Munich Air Disaster’s 65th anniversary.

And through the efforts of Crumpsall-born Red Simon Hornby, who runs one of the teams at Collyhurst Youth Junior Football Club, scores of young fans have been using our special tribute edition to learn about the tragedy of Munich.

The Crystal Palace issue of UR was a loving, 100-page tribute to possibly United's greatest-ever team.

“We’ve got around 200 kids that train and play and I run the girls’ section,” explains Simon.