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.....as King of Old Trafford last week.
Against Deportivo la Coruna he ascended to his throne in style.
Arguments will rage in pubs up and down the country among the Manchester United faithful over who is the best striker ever to don the famous shirt.
You have a feeling that by the time this scoring phenomenon bids farewell to Old Trafford he will have ended all discussion.
At 26, he has at least another five years ahead of him to do just that.
It was last week in the run-up to the Arsenal game that Law gave his assessment of Van Nistelrooy.
Law said: "There is nobody better suited to playing in the striker's role at Manchester United than Van Nistelrooy.
"He still has a long time to go and plenty more to do, but I would say that he is better than I was."
The statistics already make staggering reading after another brace of goals last night.
He hit 36 in his debut season and already has 18 in this campaign.
In the Champions League he has hit 20 in 21 games, including the two qualifiers at the beginning of the season, and nobody at United has ever scored more in the competition.
UEFA do not count qualifiers so, officially, it is 18 - which puts him out front with Andy Cole.
But why split hairs, as there will be plenty more to come from the deadly Dutchman in this competition.
Remember, he is doing this at the very highest level both in football's most competitive domestic league as well as on the biggest stages in Europe.
Plenty of big names have wilted at the challenge but this man has grown with it.
To think Van Nistelrooy does not yet consider himself to be the allround striker he wants to be.
BECKHAM ... last night
He certainly scores all sorts of goals, as was proved again last night with a fantastic header and a poacher's follow-up to a loose ball.
It sealed another convincing European victory, United's seventh in eight games this season.
Now they must be firm favourites to advance from Group D and once again take their place in the quarter-finals of this competition.
With Van Nistelrooy in this mood you just know they can end next May back here in the final.
True to his word last night, boss Alex Ferguson had stuck with the troops who served him so well against Arsenal on Saturday and once again they had him glowing with pride.
Even David Beckham, back from his broken rib, could only earn a place on the bench and a late substitute's appearance.
After seven wins and a draw from the last eight games, he could be there for a while yet.
Again the unsung heroes such as Phil Neville, John O'Shea and Wes Brown were playing to their optimum.
But the performance as a whole might have even taken another step on from others this season.
This was a taste of the old United, who would tear into their opponents from the off and then show no mercy.
RVN will become the best striker that ever walked around in the world! He's only 26 years old, and will become even better! As a dutchman I say "maybe he will become the next Marco van Basten"
.....as King of Old Trafford last week.
Against Deportivo la Coruna he ascended to his throne in style.
Arguments will rage in pubs up and down the country among the Manchester United faithful over who is the best striker ever to don the famous shirt.
You have a feeling that by the time this scoring phenomenon bids farewell to Old Trafford he will have ended all discussion.
At 26, he has at least another five years ahead of him to do just that.
It was last week in the run-up to the Arsenal game that Law gave his assessment of Van Nistelrooy.
Law said: "There is nobody better suited to playing in the striker's role at Manchester United than Van Nistelrooy.
"He still has a long time to go and plenty more to do, but I would say that he is better than I was."
The statistics already make staggering reading after another brace of goals last night.
He hit 36 in his debut season and already has 18 in this campaign.
In the Champions League he has hit 20 in 21 games, including the two qualifiers at the beginning of the season, and nobody at United has ever scored more in the competition.
UEFA do not count qualifiers so, officially, it is 18 - which puts him out front with Andy Cole.
But why split hairs, as there will be plenty more to come from the deadly Dutchman in this competition.
Remember, he is doing this at the very highest level both in football's most competitive domestic league as well as on the biggest stages in Europe.
Plenty of big names have wilted at the challenge but this man has grown with it.
To think Van Nistelrooy does not yet consider himself to be the allround striker he wants to be.
BECKHAM ... last night
He certainly scores all sorts of goals, as was proved again last night with a fantastic header and a poacher's follow-up to a loose ball.
It sealed another convincing European victory, United's seventh in eight games this season.
Now they must be firm favourites to advance from Group D and once again take their place in the quarter-finals of this competition.
With Van Nistelrooy in this mood you just know they can end next May back here in the final.
True to his word last night, boss Alex Ferguson had stuck with the troops who served him so well against Arsenal on Saturday and once again they had him glowing with pride.
Even David Beckham, back from his broken rib, could only earn a place on the bench and a late substitute's appearance.
After seven wins and a draw from the last eight games, he could be there for a while yet.
Again the unsung heroes such as Phil Neville, John O'Shea and Wes Brown were playing to their optimum.
But the performance as a whole might have even taken another step on from others this season.
This was a taste of the old United, who would tear into their opponents from the off and then show no mercy.
RVN will become the best striker that ever walked around in the world! He's only 26 years old, and will become even better! As a dutchman I say "maybe he will become the next Marco van Basten"