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Erling Haaland could never match Denis Law

20 January 2025

11:10 PM

20 January 2025

11:10 PM

‘Talent is plentiful’, said Laurence Olivier. ‘Skill is much rarer’. Although the great actor was talking about the stage he was really acknowledging the nature of what Ken Tynan called ‘high definition’ performance. And in the world of football, there were few performers so highly defined as Denis Law.

The tributes paid to ‘the Lawman’, who died on Friday at the age of 84, may surprise those too young to have seen him play for Manchester United.

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