Career highlights of one of the greatest British footballers of all-time - not only goals (of which there are plenty), but also his dribbling, passing and some of his defensive actions. Denis Law modelled his game after Alfredo Di Stéfano and was a much more complete player than he's often remembered as - even though Busby had often ordered him to stay up front and score goals instead of roaming all over the pitch, trying to win the ball back or to help out a partner with a clever one-two.
Appropriately nicknamed the King of Old Trafford, Denis Law was the one who brought the club back to success, winning their first league title after the Munich Disaster as well as Ballon d'Or in 1964, the first Manchester United player to do so. He's well-known as a part of The Holy Trinity alongside George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton.
“Denis Law could dance on eggshells."
- Bill Shankly
“Denis Law was my hero as a player. I idolised him. For me, he epitomised everything a Scotsman is about. He was daring and courageous, he had that bravado about him and he had style. He was a truly fantastic footballer."
- Sir Alex Ferguson
“He was a phenomenal footballer and there was hardly anything of him, he was so slight. You would have thought defenders would have snapped him in two with crunching tackles, but you would be wrong. Denis mixed it with the biggest physically, but it was they who came off second best. He scored fantastic goals throughout, yet there were countless ones from one or two yards. He was also a superb all-round footballer, not just a goalscorer. He is a super guy and I am proud to have him as a friend.”
- David Sadler
“Denis was fast, arrogant, tough, skilful, sharp, good in the air and it all just boiled down to a fantastic player. He was magic. Denis was a fierce competitor too - not long after that I played against him for England when we came up against Scotland, and he tried to kick me in the first minute! He was right up for it and he could handle himself, all right. If somebody fouled him he would be up and telling them he’d chin them!”
- Sir Bobby Charlton
“Manchester United has had some great finishers - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie - but Denis was the best of the lot. If I’m not mistaken, he was the first player to employ the scissor kick and scored some spectacular goals.”
- Willie Morgan