The Scotland and Manchester United legend had elegance, charisma and courage. He was a playmaker and a goalscorer, a total footballer, adored by his team-mates and a giant of the game, writes Tom English.
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The striker, part of Man Utd’s ‘Holy Trinity’ with George Best and Bobby Charlton, established himself as one of the great finishers in the game and claimed the Ballon d’Or
At Denis Law's first training session at Manchester United in 1962, Bobby Charlton approached the 22-year-old and told him how happy he was to see him at the club. The season after, he scored 28 times as United won the league for the first time since the Munich air disaster. In 1967, United won the league again - a mere warm-up routine for what was to follow in 1968.