And David Beckham was there as well. The former England skipper went to see Phipps in her last days, to say a personal goodbye to a woman who devoted virtually her entire life to Manchester United. She was still busying herself at the training ground into last year, even though she was frail and a shadow of the bubbly, fun character she had been.

Phipps worked for her childhood club for more than 55 years, with a host of footballing stars remembering her at the service

Sir Alex Ferguson paid an emotional tribute to Kath Phipps at the beloved Manchester United receptionist’s funeral today, saying she will ‘without question’ be remembered as a club legend. Kath worked for United for over 55 years, having joined the Red Devils in 1968, initially as a switchboard operator.

David Beckham, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ruben Amorim and Bruno Fernandes were among those to pay their respects to Manchester United's "one-woman institution" Kath Phipps

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Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson on reaching 1,000 games as a manager. The Manchester United legend was there in person at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday as the Red Dragons boss hit the major milestone.

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The great and the good of Man Utd have paid their final respects to Kath Phipps today as her funeral takes place at Manchester Cathedral.