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Manchester United are keeping tabs on Christian Pulisic after AC Milan’s asking price has sparked interest in the red-hot winger, according to the latest report from Italy.

Left wing is a priority

United are prioritising a new left winger this summer, with INEOS intent on maintaining a 4-2-3-1 system in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s departure in January.

Michael Carrick has enjoyed a meteoric start in his second spell as interim coach, picking up four wins on the bounce while putting United’s bitter rivals – Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – to the sword in the process.

The team, and the mood around Old Trafford, has been transformed over the past month, with the players looking reborn in a formation which maximises their strengths, rather than hindering them.

However, the squad lacks a natural winger on the left, despite Patrick Dorgu’s resurgent performances prior to his hamstring injury and Matheus Cunha being capable of playing in that position.

The Brazil international is best deployed more centrally, however, with a growing sense that United need a player capable of hugging the touchline – in a similar fashion to Amad on the right – as Luke Shaw does...