Denis Law funeral updates as Manchester United icon laid to rest

The funeral of Manchester United legend Denis Law takes place at Manchester Cathedral today.

Law died at the age of 84 on January 17 and will be laid to rest today. A funeral service will take place at the cathedral this afternoon after the hearse and funeral procession has passed Old Trafford.

The hearse is scheduled to arrive at Old Trafford from the Chester Road side at 1.10pm. The funeral procession will head down Sir Matt Busby Way and briefly stop by the Holy Trinity statue.

The procession will then continue towards the cathedral at 1.20pm, leaving Old Trafford from the Hotel Football end, and United supporters are expected to turn out in numbers to pay their respects to one of the club's greatest ever players.

Law made 404 appearances during his United career, scoring 237 goals. He joined the club from Italian side Torino in 1962, returning to Manchester after a spell at City earlier in his career

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Manchester United fans gathered at Old Trafford to bid farewell to the legendary Denis Law on Tuesday.

Law's funeral procession drove slowly down Sir Matt Busby Way and briefly stopped by the Holy Trinity statue, where Law is immortalised along with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

The King of the Stretford End passed away last month and was laid to rest at Manchester Cathedral after going past Old Trafford for a final time. The Manchester Evening News were at the ground and someone was spotted with a tear in their eye, which showed how much Law meant to supporters.

United fan Adrian watched Law's debut for the club and said: "My first game was in 1959 away at Elland Road after Munich. Then they signed Denis Law and I wanted to go see him.

"My dad brought