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.

Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law, following the death of the Old Trafford icon. Former Scotland striker Law’s death was confirmed on Friday.

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.

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

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 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.

Denis Law was known as one of the finest strikers of his generation, scoring 237 goals in 404 appearances for Manchester United – a number which puts him behind only Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton on the club’s all-time list – but he also shone on the international stage for Scotland.

Denis Law, former striker and legend of Manchester United, has died at the age of 84. The former footballer, nicknamed "The King" and "The Lawman", had played in Italy with the Torino jersey.

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.

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.

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.

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.