United unveil tribute to legendary trio

A statue of Manchester United’s ’Holy Trinity’ of Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law has been unveiled at Old Trafford.

The ceremony took place 40 years to the day since the club lifted the European Cup for the first time.

United have now won the trophy three times in total, having defeated Chelsea on penalties in last week’s Champions League final in Moscow.

That ended a nine-year wait for the club after the famous last-gasp victory against Bayern Munich in 1999.

The statue is the work of sculptor Philip Jackson and will stand opposite the one of Sir Matt Busby at the front of the stadium.

Charlton, Best and Law scored 665 goals between them for United, and, between 1964 and 1968, all won the coveted European Footballer of the Year award.