Mourners warmly applauded as Denis Law's coffin was taken out of the cathedral. The song Angel by Rod Stewart, which Law and the Scotland World Cup squad of 1974 recorded a version of with the rock singer, was also played, as the service reaches its final stages.

Thousands of Manchester United fans have gathered at Old Trafford to pay tribute to Denis Law ahead of the funeral of the club great.

Past and present Manchester United players turned out to pay their respects to United and Scotland striker Denis Law who died last month at the age of 84 and was laid to rest on Tuesday.