Jimmy Murphy is to be honoured by Manchester United with a statue at Old Trafford.
Murphy worked for United in different full-time capacities between 1946 and 1971 and is best known for taking charge of the first-team in 1958 while Sir Matt Busby recovered in hospital following the Munich air crash.
Also Wales manager at the time, Murphy missed the fateful European Cup tie in Belgrade because his national team had been involved in a World Cup play-off against Israel the previous day.
Wales' win that night ensured they qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden the fixture ultimately saved his life as United's plane crashed on its third attempt to take off after stopping to refuel at a slush-covered Munich-Riem Airport.
The permanent memorial to Murphy, who died in 1989, follows a campaign by United supporters' groups and their former players' association, reports the Daily Mail.
