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Manchester United are scouting Lyon striker Moussa Dembele after Ralf Rangnick made it clear a younger striker is a priority for the summer transfer window.

Rangnick fielded Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes as his two strikers in the embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday, making United’s current problems clear.

Cristiano Ronaldo was out of the country, resting in Portugal with a hip flexor problem, while Edinson Cavani had deemed himself unfit to feature, despite training last week.

With Mason Greenwood unavailable and Marcus Rashford out of form, it fell on Anthony Elanga to play on the opposite side to Jadon Sancho in the derby.

Ronaldo is now 37 years old and the subject of swirling rumours over his future, while Cavani is 35 and expected to leave the club when his contract expires in the summer.

Anthony Martial is currently away on loan with Sevilla ahead of a potential permanent move this summer, Jesse Lingard is out of contract on July 1 and Rashford’s future is far from certain with his deal expiring in June 2023.

United are therefore clearly in need of fresh blood in the summer transfer window, so it should come as no surprise to learn of scouts looking at Dembele.

According to The Daily Mail, the club had a scout in attendance for Lyon’s 1-0 win over