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.
Former Manchester United and Scotland forward Denis Law has died at the age of 84, the Premier League club said on Friday. "It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed away.
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.
Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best became known as United’s ‘Holy Trinity’ after spearheading their rise to European Cup glory in 1968 from the ashes of the Munich plane crash that killed eight members of Matt Busby’s team 10 years earlier.
Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law on Sunday, following the death of the Old Trafford icon. Former Scotland striker Law's death was confirmed on Friday. Flowers, scarves and other tributes were laid outside United's stadium in front of a statue commemorating Law,
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
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.
There is a photograph that tells you everything about what Manchester United’s supporters thought of Denis Law. It was taken moments after he had scored the goal he always wished he hadn’t at Old Trafford.
Denis Law dies aged 84; Law began his career at Huddersfield and played for Manchester City and Torino but made his name at Manchester United where he won two league titles as well as the European Cup in 1968;
Denis Law, the iconic former Manchester United striker and the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died at the age of 84, the club confirmed on Friday.
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.
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