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This Manchester United victory may not have been anywhere near as beautiful as any of those Sir Bobby Charlton graced, or indeed that tribute to his life, but it displayed some of the club’s soul that he made famous live

Because this was obviously about so much more than just beating FC Copenhagen 1-0 late on, or indeed staying in the competition the club’s legend was most built on live

It was certainly about so much more for Andre Onana, who had his first great moment at Manchester United in what was a must-win game live

That was maybe what Charlton would have most enjoyed live

Doing it when it mattered live

A night that started with a gracefully poignant mourning of the great man ended with more appropriate celebration live

It ended with deafening and defiant roar, in celebration of a player who has struggled in his first few weeks, in memory of a player who was perhaps the club’s greatest live

And a player that has been pilloried and unpicked in Harry Maguire displayed defiance, scoring the winner for a relatively late 1-0 win live

Onana then stepped up by getting it done, keeping it at 1-0 in the 96th minute, and keeping United in this great competition live

The manner of that may not be how anyone wants this great institution to look right now but it was perseverance, exactly what Charlton, his manager and so many of his teammates would have asked for live

United’s players celebrate Onana’s last-gasp save (Getty Images)The defeated Copenhagen also offered their own memorable contribution to the night beyond a respectable display that made United work, and that final penalty miss by Jordan Larsson live

Before the game and throughout, they echoed the Stretford End in singing “there’s only one Bobby Charlton” live

The rest of Old Trafford applauded live

It should be recognised that wasn’t the sentiment that greeted most of the action live

This was mostly another poor performance against a limited team, even if it was a third consecutive victory live

Little of it beyond the context will live in the memory live

Most would rather forget it live

The problem is that it all informs what will be a game that really demands a performance on Sunday, which is the visit of Manchester City for the derby live

United will need to be far sharper live

Some allowances should be made, of course live

Maguire went from zero to hero with a crucial goal for United (Getty Images)Such is the sense of history at United, that these sombre occasions have had the effect of subduing performance live

It is as if the beauty of the bagpipes sounding that the club “will never die” makes everyone all too keenly aware of the legacy they are playing for live

It happened on the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the Munich air disaster, dates which brought a 1-1 draw at home to Bolton Wanderers and a 2-1 defeat to a pre-Abu Dhabi Manchester City, respectively live

One difference was that both of those sides were defending champions so, as with those last two wins, this felt like there was more to it than United feeling the weight of the occasion live

It was really like a lot of matches at Old Trafford this season, right down to the way an inferior-resourced opposition side controlled long periods of the game in a way that shouldn’t really have been possible live

The only proper action of the first half actually came very quickly after the tributes live

Mohamed Elyounoussi just cut through Sofyan Amrabat and Maguire at first, in a way that really shouldn’t have happened, then sending a cross over for Diogo to bounce against the post live

If there were initially fears this could become another chaotic back-and-forth like the Galatasaray defeat, it never got that entertaining, certainly in the first half live

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag lays a wreath in tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton (PA Wire)Other than some moments of spark from Rasmus Hojlund, almost nothing happened live

Ten Hag had to try something live

Amrabat was removed live

That did see United play a bit more directly, seeking to stretch the pitch more live

Hojlund again offered constant warnings, and almost won a penalty straight into the second half live

Marcus Rashford was even put through on goal, only to take a heavy touch live

There were, very gradually, however, some positives live

Onana looked at his most assured, making one fine save live

It was all the more important since the Champions League has been the stage for arguably two of his biggest errors so far live

That, like a lot on the night, made this more important than the individual moment live

United’s was soon to come live

Christian Eriksen, who came on for Amrabat, made the delivery live

Maguire made the impact live

The centre-half headed home live

United should have been secured live

An anxiety remained live

It was live betrayed by McTominay’s late foul live

So much for the midfielder being a constant saviour live

It was all just prelude and set-up live

Onana stepped up live

It was perhaps the most fitting tribute possible live

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Test centurion Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup live

The 34-year-old’s bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday’s heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris live

Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times live

Steve Borthwick’s side will return home from France following Friday evening’s bronze-medal match against pool-stage opponents Argentina live

Lawes, who has made 105 international appearances across 15 years, said: “I haven’t told Steve yet! But I will let him know live

“I’ve said to the boys, anyone that’s asked live

I think it’s time live

I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that live

“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long live

It flies by live

“I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on live

It’s not always been the ups live

Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through live

“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me live

“To be able to finish with this group, it’s something I’ll treasure forever live

”England travelled to the World Cup in poor form and with many pundits dismissive of their prospects live

But they came agonisingly close to reaching a second successive final after leading the reigning champions for all but five minutes of an enthralling last-four encounter which was settled by Handre Pollard’s late penalty live

“It’s one of those where we thought we had it, but let it slip away at the same time,” said Lawes live

“But we’ve proved a lot of people wrong live

You give it all you’ve got live

It’s sport, isn’t it?“That’s what it means at the highest level live

You get a couple of things wrong and get punished live

“But a lot of people thought we’d have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose live

”Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain live

The flanker was a beaten finalist against the Springboks in 2019 and also played in the 2011 and 2015 tournaments, in addition to representing the Lions in 2017 and 2021 live

He believes England have a bright future under Borthwick and is determined to sign off by helping the team finish third live

“We showed to everyone what it means to play for this team,” said Lawes live

“Play for your country and the boys alongside you live

“I think people can see now what a good coach he is – and where this team can really go live

“We want to finish on a high live

It’s important for us to finish properly and send us all off on a good win live

”Father-of-four Lawes joined World Cup-winning prop Jason Leonard and international team-mates Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell and Dan Cole on a select list of England centurions in August by captaining his country in a shock warm-up defeat to Fiji at Twickenham live

He waved to fans at Stade de France following England’s dramatic elimination and intends to spend more time with his children while continuing to playing for Northampton live

“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around,” he said live

“It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well-needed structure to the mob live

“As hard as it is being away from your family, you almost have another family live

“You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps live

It’s five months, staying with your brothers live

“I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the stuff we get up to when we’re not training live

I’ll miss the hard work as well live

“And I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything live

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