‘Can you imagine how lucky I was?’ says Van Nistelrooy as he opens up on being Denis Law’s neighbour in touching tribute
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Sponsored by. MANCHESTER UNITED legend Ruud van Nistelrooy paid an emotional tribute to the late great Denis Law, who used to be his neighbour. Law died at the age of 84 on Friday following a brave battle with dementia and Alzheimer's the last four years.
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Tributes poured in across the sport for one of the greatest centre-forwards of all time who amassed a staggering 237 goals in 404 appearances during an 11-year stint at United. The Scottish legend has always been one of the most beloved figures within the Red Devils family and that led to him becoming the only ever player to have two statues at Old Trafford.
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Van Nistelrooy, 48, joined in on the tributes with some touching words about Law despite now working as manager of Leicester. The Dutchman looked back at his time as a Man Utd player that saw him spending five years in Manchester after joining the club in 2001 from PSV Eindhoven.
And the former Real Madrid star was very lucky as he lived right next to Law, who became quite the mentor for the then popular striker. The ex-United caretaker manager opened up after Leicester's 2-0 loss to Fulham at King Power Stadium on Saturday about how much he got to learn from the "humble" Scot.
Van Nistelrooy said: "Can you imagine how lucky I was? Being his neighbour. "I was lucky enough to have a cup of tea with him in his home, looking out the window into his back yard. "Time just passed by, talking about life, football, his career, my young career - being 25 or 26. It was just lovely.
