Denis Law was the last surviving member of the fabled United Trinity. Together with George Best and Bobby Charlton, he helped to rebuild Manchester United after the Munich Air Disaster threatened to destroy it.

Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law, following the death of the Old Trafford icon. Former Scotland striker Law’s death was confirmed on Friday.

If United’s current state feels like a lost decade, then the 1930s were its progenitor, much of it spent in the second tier, fans yearning for the early 1900s glory years under Ernest Mangnall, one of only three United managers – with Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson – to win the league title.

At Manchester United Law scored 236 goals in 393 games; third behind his team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton and Wayne Rooney on the all-time scoring list, and set club records for the most goals in the FA Cup (34 goals), which still stands, and in Europe with 28 goals in 33 games.

Denis Law died at the age of 84 and legendary Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to the all-time Man United great

Denis Law, who has died aged 84, was, with the possible exception of Eric Cantona, the most exciting striker to have played for Manchester United; his partnership with George Best and Bobby Charlton was integral to the club’s glory years in the mid-1960s,

Denis Law was known as one of the finest strikers of his generation, scoring 237 goals in 404 appearances for Manchester United – a number which puts him behind only Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton on the club’s all-time list – but he also shone on the international stage for Scotland.

Denis Law, the Manchester United great and Scotland international, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, was announced in a statement from his family that was released by United on Friday. In 2021 he was diagnosed with dementia.

Manchester United legend Denis Law has died, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday. He was 84. Law is widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in the club's history, remembered for his part in an infamous "United Trinity" partnership with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best, with the trio immortalised in a statue outside Old Trafford.

Former Northern Ireland international David McCreery has paid an emotional tribute to Denis Law following the sad news of the Manchester United legend's passing after his battle with dementia. McCreery spent a brief time with Law at Old Trafford as a wide-eyed teenager starting off his career in the game.

Ferguson, like Robson, eventually retired at 71, while former England boss Roy Hodgson was 76 when he called it a day at Crystal Palace. Leicester’s 2016 title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri has returned to frontline football at Roma as a 73-year-old but will move into an executive role at the end of the season.

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