A statue is set to be created at Old Trafford to honour Sir Matt Busby's legendary former assistant.
Jimmy Murphy spent 25 years at Manchester United, and helped lead the club out of the dark days following the Munich Air Disaster.
Murphy, who was the Wales manager as well as Sir Matt's assistant, was not on the plane at the time of the crash in February 1958 as Wales were playing a World Cup qualifying game.
He was tasked with leading the club as Sir Matt lay seriously ill in hospital, and managed the team in the manager's absence.
And Murphy remained by his side as United rebuilt and secured European glory 10 years later at Wembley.
Now after a campaign by fan groups, Murphy, who died in 1989, will be remembered with a statue outside the Theatre of Dreams.
The announcement followed a meeting with senior United officials, fan groups and a representative of the Murphy family.
United said a consultation will be held to determine where the statue will be erected.
It will be the latest monument outside the ground to honour great names in the club's history, joining statues of Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson, and the Holy Trinity statue of Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law.
Pat Burns, chairman of the Manchester Munich Memorial Foundation, said: "The family of Jimmy Murphy are overjoyed with this outcome and, as Reds, we should all be pleased that Jimmy will finally have due recognition at his spiritual home.
"On behalf of the coalition and the family, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone at Manchester United for agreeing to make this a reality."
Previously United's young player of the year award has been named in honour of Murphy, and a building at the club's Carrington training ground is also named after him.
Collette Roche, Manchester United Chief Operating Officer, said: "As a club, we will always be indebted to Jimmy for the critical role he played in the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster.
"He was an indispensable ally of Sir Matt’s from the flowering of the Busby Babes to our first European Cup win in 1968 and beyond.
"We are looking forward to working with fan groups to agree a suitable tribute to Jimmy outside the ground that was his second home."
