SIR Alex Ferguson visited Man United legend Denis Law up to three times a week at the nursing home where his dementia-hit friend died on Friday, aged 84. The club’s former boss, 83, who lives near

The club said in a statement: "Everyone at Manchester United is mourning the loss of Denis Law, the King of the Stretford End, who has passed away, aged 84. Our deepest condolences go out to Denis's family and many friends. His memory will live on forever more."

The Manchester United legend has died at the age of 84, almost four years after revealing that, like former Old Trafford heroes Nobby Stiles and Sir Bobby Charlton, that he too had been diagnosed with

TO many Manchester United fans, he was known simply as The King. To his contemporaries he was everything from a wonderful team mate to a fierce opponent, or a great pal. British football has been

Finally, she notes, “Very often, people with hearing loss tend to withdraw from social situations where they find it frustrating not be able to actively participate in conversation and activities. Unfortunately, isolation is a known risk factor for dementia as it contributes to neural atrophy.”

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The players walked out to the Flower of Scotland tune and there was a chorus of applause as Sir Alex Ferguson laid a wreath on the half-way line. A poem was read out in his honour.

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