A true Scot – tributes paid to Denis Law following death aged 84 - Former Manchester United team-mate Alex Stepney said Law “was a true character…a firecracker”.

Sir Alex Ferguson paid an emotional tribute to the legend yesterday, saying: “Denis was a fantastic character, one of the great characters you get in football who absolutely loved the game. “He was a magnificent player. I have always said that he was my hero as a player and he has to be the best Scottish player of all time. I idolised him.

Manchester United legend Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84 and the club will pay tribute to the former forward before Sunday's Premier League clash against Brighton

Denis Law, legendary Manchester United and Scotland goalscorer, dies aged 84 - The striker, part of Man Utd’s Holy Trinity with George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton, established himself as one of the gr

Denis Law, the great Manchester United striker who won the Ballon d’Or and European Cup during a legendary career, has died aged 84.

- England goalkeeper Gordon Banks, left, positions himself as Scottish inside-right Denis Law takes a shot at goal during the first half of the Football Association Centenary

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

Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law has died at the age of 84, sparking a wave of heartfelt tributes to a man known at Old Trafford as "The King".Manchester United said the club was mourning the loss of "the King of the Stretford End".