{"id":94342,"date":"2023-10-07T21:47:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=94342"},"modified":"2023-10-07T21:47:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:47:28","slug":"man-united-fans-observe-round-of-applause-for-lady-cathy-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/man-united-fans-observe-round-of-applause-for-lady-cathy-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United fans observe round of applause for Lady Cathy Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United fans observe round of applause at Old Trafford for the late Lady Cathy Ferguson as players pay tribute to Sir Alex&#8217;s late wife by wearing black armbands&#8230; with flags flying at half-mast ahead of kick-off<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United observed a round of applause in memory of Lady Cathy Ferguson\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s wife passed away aged 84\u00a0earlier this week\u00a0<\/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>Manchester United fans observed a minutes applause ahead of their side&#8217;s kick-off against Brentford on Saturday in tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s late wife Lady Cathy.<\/p>\n<p>Passing away at age 84 earlier this week, the footballing world paid their respect to Cathy Ferguson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone at Manchester United sends our heartfelt condolences to Sir Alex Ferguson and his family on the passing of Lady Cathy,&#8217; a Man United statement read upon the news breaking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Lady Cathy was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, and a tower of strength for Sir Alex throughout his career.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And now, Sir Alex&#8217;s former side have paid their respect with the minutes applause while the players wore black armbands and the club flew flags at half-mast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278407-12605225-image-a-9_1696692783111.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United players wore black armbands in tribute to Sir Lady Cathy Ferguson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278663-12605225-image-a-10_1696692817646.jpg\" height=\"503\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This follows the passing of Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s wife, Lady Cathy Ferguson, earlier this week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76279009-12605225-image-a-17_1696693461419.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans of both sides joined together in a round of applause in tribute of Lady Cathy<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted on social media showed Brentford players, Man United players, staff and fans of both sides observing the minutes applause.<\/p>\n<p>Former players also paid their respect for Sir Alex&#8217;s wife, with Eric Cantona taking to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rest in peace dear Lady Cathy, he wrote ahead of kick-off on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My strongest friendship goes to her family&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>On the pitch, Man United looked like they were going to be\u00a0unable to turn around their recent poor run of form as Mathias Jensen opened the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Things went from bad to worse for Andre Onana, who appeared to be at fault for the Brentford opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are also struggling in other competitions, falling to defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Scott McTominay brace saw Ten Hag&#8217;s side complete an incredible comeback as he netted two 90th minute goals to win the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING 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