BRYAN ROBSON: Denis Law was a fantastic footballer and a fantastic man – no one represented what Man United stood for better than him

We have lost one of football’s giants both as a player and a gentleman. It’s incredibly sad.

Denis was more than just a fantastic footballer, he was a fantastic man. So generous with his time and everything delivered with that great sense of humour of his.

He would always be in my greatest ever Manchester United XI. He was a player so many of his peers idolised and with good reason, that iconic image of him with his sleeves pulled down and the one arm salute after scoring.

I was a little nervous on first meeting him when I joined the club, as with Sir Bobby Charlton. But I had even more respect for Denis once I met him. 

He was just so warm in his welcome and I had an instant regard for the man he was, and the personality he had.

I was lucky enough to work alongside him for so many events in an ambassadorial role and that wicked sense of humour, no matter what the occasion, always shone through. 

Bryan Robson has paid tribute to ‘a generous, fantastic man’ on the back of the news

Robson added that ‘no one could represent what Manchester United stood for better than him’

He was always so full of life, and invariably with a cup of tea in his hand.

No one could represent what Manchester United stood for better than him. Full of flair on the pitch and a gentleman off it.