Tributes pour in for 'true gentleman' Denis Law after death aged 84 - Law won two league titles with United and was a member of United’s European Cup-winning side

WAYNE ROONEY has paid an emotional tribute to Denis Law by saying: Wearing your No 10 shirt was an honour. Manchester United are mourning the ‘King of the Stretford End’, who died on Friday aged

ROD Stewart has joined Manchester United stars past and present in paying tribute to club legend Denis Law. The Red Devils icon passed away at the age of 84 following a long battle with

Manchester United legends Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and David de Gea were among those to share tributes to the legendary Denis Law after his death.

"Initially, I was number eight and when Ruud van Nistelrooy left, Denis presented me with the number 10 shirt, which was a huge honour to have a club legend present me with that shirt.

Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney have joined the wider football community in paying tribute to Denis Law, who has died at the age of 84.

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

Tributes have been flooding in after Denis Law, part of Manchester United's 'Holy Trinity', a Ballon d'Or and European Cup winner and Scotlands joint all-time leading goalscorer, died on Friday at the

Eric Davidson, a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the day after he died, said the footballer meant a lot to people in the city. "When you're playing football at primary school, all you wanted to be was the second Denis Law," he said.

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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.

Denis Law dies aged 84; Law began his career at Huddersfield and played for Manchester City and Torino but made his name at Manchester United where he won two league titles as well as the European Cup in 1968;