Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha can understand the interest in Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.

The France international is being linked with United.

And Saha told BetFred: "He's a very good defender.

"He's very unlucky because currently there's a golden generation of French defenders and that's why he doesn't have many caps for the national team. He's very good on the ball, he's calm and he would very much suit Manchester United's style of play.

"There's a need in this Manchester United team for goals to come from their defence and that's why I was so happy to see Victor Lindelof score against Luton on Saturday and to see Harry Maguire scoring in the Champions League against Copenhagen.

"The ten outfield players all have to be dangerous and capable of scoring goals and at this moment, Manchester United's defenders are scoring more than their forwards."