The footballing world has paid tribute to Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law on the day of his funeral.
The Aberdeen-born striker died on January 17, aged 84, more than three years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.
Law won two league titles with Manchester United and was a member of their European Cup-winning side under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy.
The Lawman became an iconic figure due to his goalscoring exploits for Manchester United, Manchester City and Scotland.
His hearse and funeral procession passed Old Trafford stadium on Tuesday, with the route taking in Chester Road, Sir Matt Busby Way and the East Stand forecourt, pausing at the Trinity Statue, before exiting close to Hotel Football.
Flags around Old Trafford flew at half-mast as hundreds of fans gathered at the stadium to pay their respects.
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Denis Law was Scotland star Jim McCalliog’s ‘hero’
Sir Kenny Dalglish was among the mourners as ‘the King’ was remembered in the heart of the city he left an indelible mark on.
Sir Alex Ferguson and current United head coach Ruben Amorim joined fans, dignitaries and figures from the footballing world for the service at Manchester Cathedral.
Sir Alex said: “He had a fantastic courage to play the game, he wasn’t afraid of anything – one of our greatest players.
“He still holds the goalscoring record at the club, which is always difficult to beat.
“He was a fantastic person.”
Bryan Robson, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Pete Schmeichel and Ruud van Nistelrooy were others at the service.
Brian Kidd, Alex Stepney and Willie Morgan were among Law’s former United team-mates at the funeral, as was former City team-mate Mike Summerbee.
Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Tom Heaton and Maya Le Tissier represented the current teams, with chief executive Omar Berrada, Darren Fletcher and women’s team boss Marc Skinner also in attendance.
Former Scotland cap Jim McCalliog, who played for the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, said Law was his hero.
He told STV News: “He epitomised everything. I was a young boy growing up in the Gorbals and wanted to be a footballer and I would go and watch everything he did.
“He was a great role model off the field and what a player on it. He had everything, there’s no doubt about that.”
Law scored 237 goals in 404 appearances for Manchester United and is the only player to have two statues dedicated to him at Old Trafford, one on the Stretford End concourse and the other as part of the “United Trinity” outside the stadium alongside fellow club greats George Best and Bobby Charlton.
He also remains the only Scottish player to have won a Ballon d’Or, which he was awarded in 1964.
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