TO many Manchester United fans, he was known simply as The King. To his contemporaries he was everything from a wonderful team mate to a fierce opponent, or a great pal. British football has been

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.

Acá está Jack Charlton encarando a Denis Law en un encendidísimo Leeds United - Manchester United en una de las semis de la FA Cup de 1965. A la izq está Bobby Charlton tratando de separar a Bill Bremner y uno del ManU. Cómo dirían allá, “what a fine mess” (“culo de verguero”) pic.twitter.com/kE7K27jXnb

Frank Bruno, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, wrote on X: Denis Law what a Legend with a double Capital L I loved him as a player what a character. Then we met on the circuit I remember once with George Best & Denis I walked in the dressing ...

The three-pronged strike force of Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best led Manchester United to English league titles in 1965 and '67 and the European Cup in 1968 — a first for an English club

The flamboyant Denis Law was Manchester United's "Demon King" according to George Best, and a player idolised by Sir Alex Ferguson

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) A statue of Manchester United trio of George Best, left, Denis Law, center, and Sir Bobby Charlton is seen prior the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford ...

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,

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 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 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.

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,