Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attends Munich memorial service

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has attended a memorial service with his Manchester United staff in tribute of the 23 people who died in the Munich air disaster 61 years ago.

Solskjaer was also joined by his United players and supporters outside Old Trafford to remember those who died on February 6, 1958.

Those who were killed included eight of Sir Matt Busby’s team and three members of the club’s staff.

Michael Carrick stood alongside Ole Gunner Solskjaer outside Old Trafford on Wednesday

Solskjaer attended the service in memory of those who died in the Munich air disaster

United supporters also gathered on Wednesday, 61 years after 23 people lost their lives

United coach Carrick stood alongside Solskjaer during the service, with Kieran McKenna, goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez, former captain Bryan Robson and 1968 European Cup winner Paddy Crerand also in attendance.

Solskjaer and Robson laid a wreath below the memorial plaque, with the current United manager adding how ‘important’ the day was ‘because it’s such a big part of our history’.

He added: ‘That day will be in our memories and our history forever. It’s quite a few years ago now and the new supporters coming through must learn about it and the history of it.

‘My dad was 14 when it happened and he tells me about how he got to know about it back home in Norway, watching it on the black and white TV screens.

‘It’s a sad day in our history, but it’s a day that we’ll always remember.’ 

They gathered under a plaque, which lists the names of those who died in February 1958

A banner stating the time at which the disaster happened was also pinned outside the ground