WAYNE ROONEY has paid an emotional tribute to Denis Law by saying: Wearing your No 10 shirt was an honour. Manchester United are mourning the ‘King of the Stretford End’, who died on Friday aged

"Initially, I was number eight and when Ruud van Nistelrooy left, Denis presented me with the number 10 shirt, which was a huge honour to have a club legend present me with that shirt.

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Only two men have scored more for United: Law’s team-mate and fellow great Sir Bobby Charlton — and Rooney himself ... when Ruud van Nistelrooy left, Denis presented me with the No 10 ...

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

Tributes have been flooding in after Denis Law, part of Manchester United's 'Holy Trinity', a Ballon d'Or and European Cup winner and Scotlands joint all-time leading goalscorer, died on Friday at the

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

Eric Davidson, a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the day after he died, said the footballer meant a lot to people in the city. "When you're playing football at primary school, all you wanted to be was the second Denis Law," he said.

One of football’s giants – tributes paid to Denis Law following death aged 84 - Law helped Manchester United win the European Cup in 1968 and is Scotland’s joint record goalscorer.

Denis Law, the former Manchester United and Scotland centre-forward, has passed away at the age of 84. Law scored 237 goals in 404 appearances during an 11-year stay at United, forming part of the ‘United Trinity’ alongside team-mates Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.