Man Utd to scout Essien

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will again have Olympique Lyon pair Mickael Essien and Florent Malouda watched this week.

Ferguson will have a scout run his eye over the midfield duo when Lyon face PSV Eindhoven in Holland tomorrow night.

Winger Malouda and Ghanaian midfield ace Essien have been linked with a mega £15 million switch to Old Trafford at the end of this season.