Dundee manager Jocky Scott has moved to avert a rift with his City rivals over the road by claiming he has no interest in Dundee United midfielder Scott Robertson. Dens Park director Calum Melville claimed Robertson was their "number one target".

But Scott claims he has no plans to bring the 24-year-old back to the club.

"I can assure Dundee United that we are not interested in Scott Robertson," Scott said.

"We'll not be making a bid in the near future. I haven't even thought about bringing any players into the picture because January is a long way away."

United boss Craig Levein has stopped short of making a formal complaint but Scott insists Melville was only guilty of naivety.

The Dundee boss said: "What's happened is that Calum has just innocently spoken to someone and, through lack of experience in the football side of talking to media people, they have picked on what he has said and used it."