Special issue of programme salutes the Babes

A minute's silence will be held before kick-off, and wreaths laid on the pitch to remember the 23 people who died – including eight first-team players, three members of staff and one supporter, Willie Satinoff.

Appropriately, the cover of our matchday programme, United Review, features not one of our current heroes, but a beautiful, colourised shot of a classic Busby Babes line-up: Ray Wood; Bill Foulkes, Roger Byrne; Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones; Johnny Berry, Dennis Viollet, Tommy Taylor, Billy Whelan, David Pegg.

This special, commemorative 100-page issue of UR is primarily a loving tribute to possibly United's greatest-ever team.

Inside, our writers assess the meaning of Munich today, 65 years on, and look back on the timeline of events in February 1958 – a month which changed Manchester United forever.

We pay individual tribute to the eight phenomenal players that lost their lives as a result of the tragedy: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Billy Whelan.

We also remember Walter Crickmer, Tom Curry and Bert Whalley – three wonderful servants to our club – who also perished.

Sixty-five years on, we have also assembled new first-hand memories of the Babes' historic achievements and ineradicable style.

We speak to fans who watched them play and were dazzled by their brilliance; we hear from survivors from Munich and relatives of the players.

UR also gives thanks to Bayern Munich, who have done so much over the years to help keep the legacy of the Babes alive.

There's an interview with the Manchester Munich Memorial Foundation (MMMF),  a fan group that organises the yearly memorial ceremony in Germany and also raises money for children's charities in Manchester, Belgrade and Munich in honour of the Babes.

We also look back at how UR has marked notable anniversaries of Munich in the past.

There are also exclusive columns from manager Erik ten Hag and club captain Harry Maguire.