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Manchester United have poached highly-rated scout Mark Anderson from Brighton.

Anderson will be tasked with scouring the south of England to unearth new talents for the Red Devils.

Former Liverpool scout Anderson is credited with spotting 15-year-old Raheem Sterling for the Meryseysiders from QPR.

Sterling went on to move to Manchester City for £49million and is now flourishing under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.

"The Manchester United offer doesn't come along every day," Anderson told The Mail. "I feel that it is the next part of my development and I feel that I can make a big impact in the London area.

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"It goes back some time when the likes of David Beckham came out of London for United, so I want to be able to give some of the young talent another option when the time is right."

Anderson will report to former United midfielder Nicky Butt who is now head of coaching at the club's academy.