Describing Denis Law as the “hero of a generation,” Manchester United led tributes to one of its greatest players following confirmation of his death at 84 on Friday. “Everyone at Manchester United is mourning the loss of Denis Law,

Tributes pour in for 'true gentleman' Denis Law after death aged 84 - Law won two league titles with United and was a member of United’s European Cup-winning side

The Law Man was quicker on the trigger than Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, or Doc Holliday. Aye, he was extra special, a swaggering lethal sharp shooter who lit up football across the great divides of club and country.

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

The Lawman carved out his own identity alongside Bobby Charlton and George Best - he is remembered as much for how he made fans feel as for his goals

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.

Not only that, he did it with his last-ever kick in professional football, and a backheel to boot. The insolence. The irony. What a story. Six years on from helping United become

The striker, part of Man Utd’s ‘Holy Trinity’ with George Best and Bobby Charlton, established himself as one of the great finishers in the game and claimed the Ballon d’Or

Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney have joined the wider football community in paying tribute to Denis Law, who has died at the age of 84.

HUDDERSFIELD Town have paid tribute to legendary former striker Denis Law following his death at the age of 84.

CALLS were growing last night for Denis Law to be immortalised with an “iconic” tribute. Campaigners suggested the footie hero’s legacy could be preserved for generations to come by renaming

On "windswept touchlines" in Aberdeen in the 1950s, people began to talk with excitement about a "puny, bespectacled kid with a squint who was somehow ramming home goals for his school and boys' club teams", said Michael Grant in The Times.