Liverpool are eager to win the race to sign Nottingham Forest youngster Ben Brereton.
The Daily Mirror is reporting that the Reds are intent on beating north-west rivals Manchester United to the signature of the 17-year-old forward.
Liverpool made a £2.5million approach for the talented teenager late in the January transfer window and will continue to monitor his performances throughout the remainder of the campaign in a bid to steal a march on United.
Brereton netted a dramatic injury-time winner to open his account for Forest against Aston Villa on Saturday.