Sir Alex Ferguson was in Rome last night on a Manchester United scouting mission.

Ferguson and wife Cathy took in Roma's shock Champions League triumph over Barcelona on Tuesday night.

And Sport says Ferguson was at the Olimpico on official United business - to make a scouting check on Barca defender Samuel Umtiti.

Umtiti is a target for United boss Jose Mourinho, who has been blamed by Barca officials for unsettling the Frenchman.

And it's stated this morning that Mourinho had Ferguson run his eye over Umtiti for a second opinion on their potential summer transfer target.