Man United exodus begins: Scouting duo Jim Lawlor and Marcel Bout leave club

Two leading scouts have left Manchester United (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Manchester United chief scout Jim Lawlor and head of global scouting Marcel Bout have left the club ahead of the summer rebuild.

The Red Devils are reeling from Tuesday’s chastening 4-0 defeat at rivals Liverpool, where the chasm in quality between the clubs was clear from the outset.