MANCHESTER UNITED have sent a scout to watch Celtic’s Moussa Dembele – only to be left disappointed with the striker not handed a start against Ross County.
Old Trafford talent-spotter Stephen McCarthy was dispatched to the Global Energy Stadium to run the rule over the strike sensation during the Premiership clash between the Highlanders and Scotland’s champions.
But Dembele was rested for the game – with Leigh Griffiths given the nod.
Frenchman Dembele has been in blistering form since signing for Celtic in the summer. He has already scored 14 goals – including a hat-trick against Rangers last month and a double in the Champions League thriller with Manchester City two weeks later.
He was also the hero in the Hoops’ 1-0 Betfred Cup triumph over their Glasgow rivals – his 87th-minute winner sending Brendan Rodgers’ side into the Final against Aberdeen.
Dembele – who earlier this week was urged to stay in Glasgow’s East End for another two years by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane – is one of Europe’s hottest properties, missing out on the prestigious Golden Boy prize to Bayern Munich star Renato Sanches.
