Manchester United missed out on signing Chelsea star Christian Pulisic after ignoring a recommendation from a respected scout.

The American winger is beginning to show his true potential at Stamford Bridge after a slow start following his £58million transfer last summer.

Pulisic has arguably been The Blues’ best player since the restart, scoring four times in 10 appearances, as well as providing two assists.

But it could have turned out very differently for the 21-year-old had Man Utd heeded the advice of former club scout Jorge Alvial.

“When I first got hired one of the people that I recommended right away was Pulisic because I knew him and his background,” Alvial told the MEN.

“I knew how well he was developing in Dortmund and he was just going to keep coming up, and become a superstar because he was doing very well.”