United last night angrily denied suggestions there is a rift at Tannadice between their Scots and the foreigners they have brought in to try to turn their fortunes around. With numerous South Americans recruited either on short-term deals or on a trial basis in the last few weeks, the Tangerines ran out of space in which to accommodate all their players when they are at the ground. That has led to them having to establish two separate dressing rooms, simply to allow everyone room to change in and out of their kit. However contrary to reports elsewhere, the two are both mixed and not split on ethnic lines.

Said a club spokesman, "Every effort is made to ensure the players mingle for their own good, as well as the good of the team. "It is nonsense to suggest that all the foreigners change in one dressing room while all the Scots get ready in another for it simply does not happen." That point was backed up by club skipper Jason de Vos, "Of course, language is a problem but we all muck in together and try to do everything we can to make the new guys welcome. "That is part of my job as the captain here and one I take seriously. "As professional footballers, we can’t all go out and get drunk but we do plan to socialise with a game of Laser-quest lined up for next week." ©The Courier