'He lifted dark clouds after Munich' - Manchester United bid farewell to the legendary Denis Law

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 me across the Pennines to see Denis make his debut against West Brom in 1962 and he lifted all the clouds, the dark clouds after Munich. He brought light to the stadium again.

"His career here was amazing and he's the only Scotsman to have the Ballon d'Or. He was just a magnificent guy and I met him around three times. He was lovely, funny and a great guy."

Nick also spoke ahead of the funeral cortège's arrival and added: "My late father was a massive fan of Denis Law and he's part of our history and a culture, so I really felt I wanted to come and pay respects today. People sometimes just think of the Fergie years, but there's a lot more history.

"Even today, someone said to me 'who is Denis Law?' when I said I was going to come down to Old Trafford. That person was younger, but it just shows you, if you'd said Gary Neville or Ryan Giggs, they'd know. Denis was one of the last of that generation, a golden generation of footballers."

A fan unfurled a Scotland flag