Mikel Arteta on Fergie's radar

Meanwhile, further north, Rangers' Kris Boyd is, for once, keen to stay out of the box – the wooden variety that is – as he dismissed talk of a controversial move to arch rivals Celtic but admitted he spent months agonising over his future before finally deciding to leave Ibrox. "I'll sit down with my family over the next few days and come to a decision," he told the Sun.

Former Scotland coach George Burley – or "dud" as the Daily Record prefers to call him – has taken a pop at his successor Craig Levein for his failure to arrange any friendlies this summer.

Ironically, Burley's poor record in friendlies was crowned by the 3-0 loss in Wales which got him the sack.

The Daily Express reveals that a new bidder for Hamilton star James McArthur has emerged in the shape of Leeds, who may trump Rangers and Wigan.