Former Manchester United and Scotland forward Denis Law has died at the age of 84, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Tributes are flooding in from the football world following the passing of Manchester United legend Denis Law, aged 84

The club said in a statement: "Everyone at Manchester United is mourning the loss of Denis Law, the King of the Stretford End, who has passed away, aged 84. Our deepest condolences go out to Denis's family and many friends. His memory will live on forever more."

Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland great, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d'Or, was announced by his family through United on Friday. In 2021 he was diagnosed with dementia.

A club statement said: "Everyone at Manchester United is mourning the loss of Denis Law, the King of the Stretford End. "With 237 goals in 404 appearances, he will always be celebrated as one of the club's greatest and most beloved players.

- 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

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

Denis Law, who won two league titles with Manchester United, has died at the age of 84 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia

Not only that, he did it with his last-ever kick in professional football, and a backheel to boot. The insolence. The irony. What a story. Six years on from helping United become