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.

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.

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, 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,

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

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.