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.

Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed Denis Law as the “greatest Scottish player of all time” and described him as the “cornerstone” of Manchester ... had guys like George Best, Bobby Charlton ...

Along with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best, the Scottish great formed part of one of the most famous football trios of all time

Former Manchester United captains Bryan Robson, Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney led tributes to “fantastic man” and “great footballer” Law following his death. | ITV News Granada

Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland great, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, who also played for Manchester City, was announced in a statement from his family that was released by United on Friday.

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.

Law is commemorated in a statue at Old Trafford along with Bobby Charlton and George Best. 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 ...

The fact that Denis Law will always be held in high esteem by fans of both Manchester United and Manchester ... playing alongside George Best and Bobby Charlton, went beyond trivial matters ...

Known simply as "The King" by supporters at Old Trafford, Denis Law was the last surviving member of Manchester United's so-called "holy trinity" along with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best - and part of the club's famous 1968 European Cup triumph.

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.

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