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Manchester Evening News
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Samuel Luckhurst

Manchester United scouting Celtic midfielder Matt O'Riley

Manchester United are scouting Celtic midfielder Matt O'Riley only eight months after his transfer from MK Dons.

O'Riley, 21, moved from MK to Celtic for £1.5million in January and has already caught the eye of United, who are understood to be monitoring his development in the Scottish Premiership.

Sources say there is no suggestion of an imminent approach for O'Riley, who started in Celtic's 9-0 evisceration of Dundee United on Sunday.

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O'Riley began his career in the Fulham academy and attained England youth caps before switching his international allegiance to Denmark. He made his under-21 debut for Denmark in March.

The London-born midfielder has scored four goals and created five more in 25 games for Celtic. His valuation could increase following Champions League exposure, with Celtic drawn in the same group as Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk.

United have not signed anyone from Celtic since the late Liam Miller in 2004. Celtic's last recruit from United was academy full-back Lee O'Connor in 2019.

O'Riley is contracted to Celtic until 2026.

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