Describing Denis Law as the “King of the Stretford End,” Manchester United has led tributes to one of its greatest players following confirmation of his death at 84.

Denis Law is hailed as one of Scotland's greatest ever players after he died on Friday.

Denis Law has been described as “one of football’s giants” as tributes poured in for the former Manchester United and Scotland great following his death at the age of 84. The Aberdeen-born striker won two league titles with 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.

On "windswept touchlines" in Aberdeen in the 1950s, people began to talk with excitement about a "puny, bespectacled kid with a squint who was somehow ramming home goals for his school and boys' club teams", said Michael Grant in The Times.

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.

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

Denis Law, the iconic former Manchester United striker and the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died at the age of 84, the club confirmed on Friday.

Dennis Law, who passed away aged 84 on Friday, was close friends with Sir Alex Ferguson - who penned a moving tribute to the ex-forward and calling him "the King of Old Trafford"

Denis Law, the Manchester United great and Scotland international, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, who also played for Manchester City, was announced in a statement from his family that was released by United.

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,

MANCHESTER, England — Describing Denis Law as the “hero of a generation,” Manchester United led tributes to one of its greatest players following confirmation of his death at 84 on Friday.

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;