There was a lot to think about before the game, with the minute's silence for the Munich air disaster.

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Gregg, played under Sir Matt Busby and was hailed as a hero in the aftermath of the 1958 Munich air disaster.

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City beat their rivals 2-1 after both clubs' fans impeccably observed a minute's silence to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.

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The biggest tragedy ever to befall the club was the Munich Air Disaster, they allowed the clubs main sponsor to commercialise the deaths of these young men.

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Real went on to win the first five editions of the competition, but United's fortunes were left ruined among the wreckage of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.

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Before the match, United fans had unveiled a huge banner commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, which killed 23 of 44 people onboard including eight United players.

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Andy Holt, prosecuting, said Stott, who had drunk eight pints of lager before the game, had sworn at police officers who arrested him following the incident and referred to the 1958 Munich air disaster.

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The hugely emotive occasion had begun in moving scenes at Old Trafford in respect to the 23 - of which eight were players from the Old Trafford club - who died in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958.

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