Mourners warmly applauded as Denis Law's coffin was taken out of the cathedral. The song Angel by Rod Stewart, which Law and the Scotland World Cup squad of 1974 recorded a version of with the rock singer, was also played, as the service reaches its final stages.

Sir Alex Ferguson leads tributes at funeral of Denis Law - The football community paid their final respects to the former Manchester United and Scotland forward on Tuesday.

Sir Alex Ferguson gave an emotional tribute to Denis Law at the funeral of “The King” at Manchester Cathedral.

Thousands of Manchester United fans have gathered at Old Trafford to pay tribute to Denis Law ahead of the funeral of the club great.

The United legend, who won two league titles with the Old Trafford club and was a member of their European Cup-winning team under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy, died at the age of 84 in January, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia in August 2021.

Past and present Manchester United players turned out to pay their respects to United and Scotland striker Denis Law who died last month at the age of 84 and was laid to rest on Tuesday.

Manchester United's former manager Alex Ferguson and current boss Ruben Amorim were among those in attendance for the funeral of the club's legendary striker Denis Law on Tuesday.

Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson were among the footballing names who came together to pay respects to Denis Law at his funeral in Manchester on Tuesday. The much-loved footballer, who played for Man Utd and Scotland, died last month, aged 84, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia in 2021.

Family, fans and footballers from across the generations have bade a final farewell to Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law. About 750 mourners paid their respects to one of the game's all-time greats at his funeral earlier.