More than 22,000 fans poured into a sold-out Audi Field on Saturday afternoon to watch a much-hyped, early season encounter between LAFC and D.C. United.



The Athletic has learned that a Manchester United scout was also in the building on Saturday, there to see United midfielder Luciano Acosta. The famed English side joins an ever-growing list of potential suitors for the Argentine, which also includes clubs from France’s Ligue 1, the Turkish Superliga and the Middle East.



Saturday’s match against LAFC was not Acosta’s finest hour by any measure of the imagination. Few United players draped themselves in glory during the 4-0 drubbing, and Acosta was part of a midfield expertly disconnected by Bob Bradley’s side.



Still, merely being connected to a club like Manchester United will likely add fuel to the fire surrounding Acosta’s potential departure, as DC United mull over what to do with the player out of contract at year’s...