Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney join Manchester United greats to pay respects to Denis Law

Manchester United stars past and present have gathered at Manchester Cathedral to pay their final respects to Denis Law.

The United legend, who won two league titles with the Old Trafford club and was a member of their European Cup-winning team under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy, died at the age of 84 in January, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia in August 2021.

Law’s funeral took place in Manchester today, with the cortege leaving Old Trafford before making its way to Manchester Cathedral for a service. Among those in attendance at Manchester Cathedral were Sir Alex Ferguson, Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Former United players Paul Scholes, John O'Shea, Brian Kidd, Bryan Robson, Sammy McIlroy, Nicky Butt and Arthur Albiston also attended to pay their respects to Law, won the Ballon d’Or in 1964 – the only Scottish player to do so – and claimed 55 caps for his country.

George Best's son, Callum, was also in attendance, along with Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Darren Fletcher. While Dion Dublin, Eddie Gray, Sir Kenny Dalglish and TV presenter Eamonn Holmes were also among those seen arriving for the service.

Paying tribute to Law, former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said ahead of the service: “I feel very lucky that I got to know him a bit. What a man. What a character. What a personality he was.

“In later life we both did jobs at Manchester United and I was very fortunate to do a couple of jobs with him. How many statues are there around Old Trafford? He has two. Only the king gets two."

In a tribute last month, Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Law as the 'greatest Scottish player of all time' and described