Denis Law has paid tribute to his former Manchester United team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton, who passed away on Saturday aged 86, saying playing with him was “a dream”.
Along with George Best, the trio formed United’s ‘Holy Trinity’ as the club rebuilt from the ashes following the 1958 Munich air disaster.
Law, like the rest of us, would have been deeply saddened by the news of Charlton’s passing. The World Cup winner can now rest with the other Busby Babes.
Speaking to Manchester United club media, Law spoke about the privilege of playing in the same team as Charlton.
“What a striker of the ball he was,” Law said about Charlton. “He could hit the ball so hard that I knew most keepers didn’t stand a chance. On the rare occasion they did manage to deflect it, it would drop nicely to me to finish it off.
“We had many special and successful years together and he was a joy to play with. He knew where every player was on the pitch and for me that was a dream. I knew, if Bobby had the ball, it would find me, and it did.”
It was Law who was deemed the King of the Stretford End. The Eric Cantona of the 1960s. His comments on Charlton carry weight more than most.
Now, together as a United family, we mourn the death of a legend. A man who epitomised Manchester United.
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