Manchester United and Liverpool are in a close battle to finish fourth and earn the final Champions League spot this season.
Red Devils hold the upper hand with a 4 point lead but both teams have important fixtures remaining.
It is highly likely that Louis van Gaal’s men will win the CL qualification race and that will help United attract top quality players much to the despair of Anfield faithful.
Already, the Old Trafford club has beaten Liverpool in the race to sign Dutch international and PSV Eindhoven playmaker Memphis Depay.
Manchester United’s official website confirmed that the club has reached an agreement to sign the highly rated playmaker once the transfer window opens.
Liverpool were in talks to secure his services as well but perhaps with Louis van Gaal’s presence at United, Depay was always going to chose the manager he played for during the World Cup 2014.
In 38 games for PSV this season, Depay has scored 27 goals and provided 7 assists helping his side win the Dutch league.
As far as United are concerned, they will face a selection dilemma next season with the likes of Angel Di Maria and Juan Mata already there in the playmaking department but that is not a bad headache for the manager.
Liverpool will be immensely disappointed and will have to look elsewhere to improve their offense that has been poor this season.
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I welcome Depay hoping he is going to improve Man United. But there is a need for a central defender, midfielder, a right back and a sriker.
Memphis Depay? what? how did it happened? who made this shocking news to us? Man united hierarchy?
waaa, come on Depay you really made us special this season, go on united and break for us the news of Gundogan and mats humels to man utd too as well as Roberto firmino due to his physicality in the pic i love you now utd hierarchy not forgetting LVG’s present at oldtrafford, welcome to the theater of dream welcome to the capital of trophies in England, welcome to the country’s most valuable club in the country.
I would be the most happiest man utd fan if man utd seals Depay’s deal this summer. Up LVG for his intelligence no matter his present conditions at the arena of dream.