The former United and Scotland footballer's family said Law died aged 84 on Friday. In tribute, the club played Flower Of Scotland ahead of their Premier League match against Brighton, before Sir Alex Ferguson and club legends laid a wreath.

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, the former Manchester United and Scotland centre-forward, has passed away at the age of 84. Law scored 237 goals in 404 appearances during an 11-year stay at United, forming part of the ‘United Trinity’ alongside team-mates Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

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

With his eye for goal and effervescent personality, Denis Law was the darling of a generation as the Scotland striker played a key role in Manchester United's rise from tragedy to triumph.It was the last goal Law scored in a competitive match as he retired after playing for Scotland at his only World Cup a few months later.

Denis Law, the only Scottish soccer player to win the Ballon d'Or, has died. The death of Law, a Manchester United great and Scotland international, 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,

Charlton named his best-ever Manchester United XI in his autobiography, Sir Bobby Charlton: My Manchester United Years. The team features players dating back to the 1950s but Charlton left himself out.

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.

Law won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning team under Sir Matt Busby in 1968

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.