{"id":293926,"date":"2023-10-22T00:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293926"},"modified":"2023-10-22T00:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:24:48","slug":"harry-maguire-says-news-of-bobby-charlton-hit-us-hard-ahead-of-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/harry-maguire-says-news-of-bobby-charlton-hit-us-hard-ahead-of-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Maguire says news of Bobby Charlton &apos;hit us hard&apos; ahead of win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United star Harry Maguire reveals the news of Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s passing &#8216;hit us hard&#8217; ahead of 2-1 win over Sheffield United and praises the club legend&#8217;s &#8216;aura&#8217; at Old Trafford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The England international said: &#8216;He&#8217;s a legend of this club and legend of football&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The World Cup winner died peacefully in the early hours of yesterday morning<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harry Maguire\u00a0paid an emotional tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton following his passing, hailing him as &#8216;an absolute legend&#8217; of Manchester United and English football.<\/p>\n<p>Charlton died peacefully in the early hours of yesterday morning at the age of 86, leaving United and the wider football community in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved former United star, one of the greatest players of all time, had been diagnosed with dementia three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire, who helped his team to last night&#8217;s 2-1 win at Sheffield United, said: &#8216;First and foremost, it&#8217;s a really sad day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We obviously found out this afternoon and, preparing for the game, it hit us hard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76848001-12657957-image-a-1_1697931354422.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United defender Harry Maguire has paid an emotional tribute to the late Bobby Charlton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76848027-12657957-image-a-2_1697931357040.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner died peacefully\u00a0in the early hours of yesterday morning at the age of 86<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sir Bobby came to the changing room a lot after games and he lit the place up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone could see the aura he brought to the dressing room and the amount of the respect that the lads, the staff and the club had for him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s an absolute legend of this club and legend of football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re obviously delighted to win the game tonight but it&#8217;s more than football. My thoughts go to Bobby and his family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After goals from Scott Tominay and Diogo Dalot secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season, Maguire revealed Charlton&#8217;s impact at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The England centre-half added: &#8216;Sir Bobby always came in if we won or lost and his presence was really felt within the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You would always see him around the club and he was a great ambassador for the club after he&#8217;d retired from football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ll miss him, of course, and the world will miss him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76848009-12657957-image-a-3_1697931361554.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes lays a floral wreath for legendary United midfielder Sir Bobby Charlton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76848033-12657957-image-a-4_1697931364520.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charlton presents Wayne Rooney with a golden boot to mark his 250th Man United goal<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was a great person and an amazing footballer, but more importantly an amazing person.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dalot scored a goal that Charlton would have been proud, firing into the top corner from 25 yards on a hugely emotional night.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese defender said: &#8216;We know that it&#8217;s not easy to contribute to the family of Sir Bobby Charlton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I think with the win that we gave a little bit of joy on a sad day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re just happy with the win and I think we deserved it in the end.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On his stunning strike, Dalot added: &#8216;It was a good goal and this is the contribution that we could have today and give to the family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are one family at United and we are all united on a day like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We suffer together and when we win celebrate together. Now we can celebrate this win.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest as Sir Bobby Charlton dies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86: England and Manchester legend passes away after long battle with dementia\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sir Bobby Charlton death: Touching tributes paid to England World Cup winner and Manchester United great<\/li>\n<li>Sir Bobby Charlton picture special<\/li>\n<li>OBITUARY: With the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, the last gentleman of our national sport has departed\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sir Bobby Charlton dies LIVE BLOG: The world reacts to the death of the World Cup winner and former Man United star at the age of 86\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>What football legends past and present said about the Sir Bobby Charlton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12657957\/Man-United-star-Harry-Maguire-reveals-news-Sir-Bobby-Charltons-passing-hit-hard-ahead-2-1-win-Sheffield-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United star Harry Maguire reveals the news of Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s passing &#8216;hit us hard&#8217; 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