“When I’m asked to name the best players in the history of our club (excluding himself), the first three are Edwards, Best and Law.”

“Just a boy. But what a boy. Look at our old team pictures when Duncan was still only 16 and he was already the giant on the end of the row. He was already the complete footballer. Mighty in the air. Unbreakable in the tackle. Rampaging tirelessly across the pitch. Perfect first touch followed by raking 40, 50-yard passes with either foot. Unstoppable on the run with the ball. Deadly in front of goal. He was already a colossus.”

“Ask me who is the greatest  footballer the world has ever seen. Ask me who is the greatest footballer I ever played with. Ask me who is the greatest footballer I ever played against. Same answer: Duncan Edwards.”

“Don’t ask me how much greater he would have become. It defies imagination. What’s bigger than a colossus? Think about that. Then remember that I played not only with George and Denis but with Bobby Moore. That I played against Pele. They were truly great, but Duncan was the greatest.”

- Sir Bobby Charlton