Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer extends support to ailing club legend Denis Law

Scotland and Manchester United great Denis Law revealed that he is suffering from the his condition in a statement on Thursday, describing the disease as "incredibly challenging".

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the club will take care of club legend Denis Law as "his family" after the 81-year-old said he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. Law, who is also joint all-time highest goalscorer for Scotland with Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish, revealed his condition in a statement on Thursday, describing the disease as "incredibly challenging". Law, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1964, is third on United's all-time list of scorers with 237 goals in 404 matches, behind Bobby Charlton and Wayne Rooney.