Liverpool determined to beat Manchester United in the £20m race for Memphis Depay

LIVERPOOL are desperate to beat Manchester United to the signing of Memphis Depay.

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And the Reds have been watching Depay every week in Holland, according to talkSPORT.

The Holland winger - who impressed during the World Cup - is on Louis van Gaal's radar.

The two worked together for the national team in Brazil where Depay scored twice as a substitute.

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Liverpool are keen on signing Memphis Depay

But Dutch football expert Marcel van der Kraan told talkSPORT Liverpool want the 21-year-old.

He said: “People think Louis van Gaal will take him, but the fact that Liverpool scouts are in Eindhoven almost every week to watch the player signals to me that Liverpool are a strong contender for the boy."

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