Denis Law was Even Better Than You Think | Goals & Skills | RARE FOOTAGE

Career highlights of one of the greatest British footballers of all-time — not only goals (of which there are plenty), but also his dribbling, passing and some of his defensive actions. Denis Law modelled his game after Alfredo Di Stéfano and was a much more complete player than he’s often remembered as — even though Busby had often ordered him to stay up front and score goals instead of roaming all over the pitch, trying to win the ball back or to help out a partner with a clever one-two. Appropriately nicknamed the King of Old Trafford, Denis Law was the one who brought the club back to success, winning their first league title after the Munich Disaster as well as Ballon d’Or in 1964, the first Manchester United player to do so. He’s well-known as a part of The Holy Trinity alongside George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton. “Denis Law could dance on eggshells.“ — Bill Shankly “Denis Law was my hero as a player. I idolised him. For me, he epitomised everything a Scot