FOOTBALL DIGEST

BENJAMIN MENDY (right) made his Manchester City comeback as Manchester United edged closer to relegation from Premier League 2. Mendy came through 45 minutes after six months out with a cruciate ligament injury. United Under 23s went behind on four minutes to a Lorenzo Gonzalez goal. Indy Boonen equalised but United will go down if Derby beat West Ham on Monday. JACK GAUGHAN FORMER Croatia captain Niko Kovac will be Bayern Munich coach next season on a three-year deal. He replaces Jupp Heynckes, 72, who came out of retirement to take charge last year. Meanwhile, Neymar is recovering from injury and should play for Paris Saint-Germain this season, according to coach Unai Emery. Brazil’s star sprained an ankle and fractured a metatarsal in February. SAM ALLARDYCE has given an indication he could yet be Everton’s manager next year after revealing detailed plans for pre-season. Allardyce outlined a schedule yesterday that will see Everton head to Austria for a training camp.‘Steve Walsh (director of football) is doing a lot for next season and the board and myself will come together to make plans at the end of this season,’ said Allardyce, 63. ‘Our pre-season is in place, so really there will only be recruitment after that.’