Manchester United chief Ed Woodward shows his class with touching gesture

Ed Woodward offered a journalist the chance to fly home with Manchester United when he learnt his 'traumatised' daughter had been caught up in the Manchester Arena terror attack.

22 adults and children were killed and 116 people were injured following a suicide bombing in the aftermath of an Ariana Grande concert last week.
Among those affected was the Daily Star's chief sports writer, Jeremy Cross, whose terrified daughter was in attendance ahead of her father flying out for the Europa League final in Stockholm.

Following United's 2-0 win over Ajax, Cross has since revealed that Woodward reached out to him - with a touching gesture.
"My daughter, who is 11, was caught up in the horrific events at the Manchester Arena, where a terrorist bomb killed 22 people including children," he wrote in the Daily Star.

"She was left traumatised, unable to understand how evil the world can seem sometimes. But when Woodward became aware of the situation, he was quick to get in touch with the offer of help in the shape of counselling.

"He even invited me to travel back with the club following the Europa League final in Stockholm, so I could get home quicker to be with her.

"It was a touching gesture and one I’m not too sure some other clubs would have made. In adversity Woodward, a father of two himself, stepped up to prove what a genuine bloke he is."