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Manchester United players remember Busby Babes lost in Munich Air Disaster

Manchester United fans and players are remembering the Flowers of Manchester on the 61st anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster.

The club each year marks the tragedy, which cost the lives of eight of Sir Matt Busby's players as well as three club officials and eight journalists.

There will be a ceremony under the Munich memorial clock at Old Trafford at 14:40 GMT led by Reverend John Boyers which will feature 'The Flowers of Manchester', the song which commemorates the players lost.

The team's plane crashed on take-off at Munich Airport when travelling back from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade in icy conditions.