A Manchester United scarf lies below the granite memorial located near to Munich Airport

A plaque underneath the memorial expresses United's gratitude to the municipality of Munich and its people

Another memorial in the village of Kirchtrudering where the crash actually occured is decorated with a trough of flowers

Hundreds of football fans arrive at Old Trafford throughout the day to pay their tributes to those lost in the disaster

United fans of all ages lay flowers outside the ground to remember the 23 people who died 50 years ago

Hundreds of floral tributes are laid at the memorial for Duncan Edwards in his birthplace of Dudley

The Munich clock at Old Trafford moves to four minutes past three o'clock, the time of the tragedy

Young players from Bayern Munich gather at the memorial in Munich during the afternoon of remembrance

Sir Bobby Charlton and his wife Lady Norma Charlton arrive at Old Trafford ahead of the memorial service

Charlton is joined by fellow survivor Harry Gregg at the memorial service in Old Trafford's Manchester Suite

United club captain Gary Neville lights a candle at the memorial service for each of the 23 people who died in Munich

Thousands of fans observe a moving minute's silence outside Old Trafford to coincide with the moment of the crash

Fans leave hundreds of tributes outside Old Trafford in tribute to the eight Busby Babes that lost their lives 50 years ago