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.

Charlton named his best-ever Manchester United XI in his autobiography, Sir Bobby Charlton: My Manchester United Years. The team features players dating back to the 1950s but Charlton left himself out.

Eric Davidson, a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the day after he died, said the footballer meant a lot to people in the city. "When you're playing football at primary school, all you wanted to be was the second Denis Law," he said.

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.

Mr. Law led Manchester United to two titles in the 1960s and was the first Scottish player to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or.

Denis Law was one of the greatest British footballers of all-time, arguably Scotland’s finest ever player, and a man whose very name conjured notions of skill, flair and toughness. Born during the privations of the Second World War,

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law on Sunday ... were laid outside United's stadium in front of a statue commemorating Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best before the Premier League game against Brighton.

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The death of Law, the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, was announced by his family through United. In 2021 he was diagnosed with dementia. “It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed away. He fought a tough battle but finally he is now at peace,” the statement read.

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Law won two league titles with Manchester United and was a member of their European Cup-winning side under Matt Busby in 1968.

Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law, following the death of the Old Trafford icon. Flowers, scarves and other tributes were laid outside United’s stadium in front of a statue commemorating Law,