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Steve McManaman has claimed that Manchester

 United 'need' to sign teenage wonderkid 

Jude Bellingham to be a force in the 

Premier League again.

Bellingham has had a meteoric rise since

 joining Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham 

City in July 2020 and making his debut 

as a 17-year-old.

Since then he has represented England at 

Euro 2020 this summer and at 18 is a 

Dortmund regular, racking up a host of 

top-tier admirers in an extremely short 

period of time.

Rumours continue to swirl about several

 elite clubs vying for Bellingham's signature

 at the end of the season, and Liverpool legend

 McManaman believes he is sorely needed

 at Old Trafford.

He highlighted the gulf in quality between

 United's midfield options and those of their

 closest rivals, and said Bellingham would

 be a first-team regular that would 

significantly improve the team.

‘He (Bellingham) has got all the attributes

 to be a superstar,’ McManaman Horse-racing

.net.

‘When you look through the teams and 

the sides that could buy him – Manchester 

United would need that type of player as 

a central midfielder. Manchester City, with

 Rodri, Ilkay Gündogan, Bernardo Silva,

 not so much.'

‘Liverpool have got Jordan Henderson

, Thiago, Fabinho. Of course it would be 

a great signing, he’s a great player, but 

whether Liverpool need him now is another

 thing.

‘Henderson is moving towards the end 

of his career. James Milner also. So 

Liverpool could always take another centre 

midfielder but it’s very congested in there.'

‘Georginio Wijnaldum left the club in the 

summer and people said they needed to 

replace him but they didn’t. But whether 

people move on and Jürgen brings Jude 

in is another thing.

‘City could accommodate him but they’ve

 got a plethora of great players in there and

 he mightn’t play.'

Despite McManaman's belief that Liverpool

 have more than enough options in midfield

, the Reds have emerged as the side leading 

the pack to sign Bellingham next year.

But the former Liverpool and Manchester 

City winger said given the age of United's 

current midfielders, they should be muscling

 in on Bellingham's signature.

‘I think United need a centre midfielder 

of that (Bellingham's) ilk,' McManaman said.

'Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata are coming 

to the end of their careers and Paul 

Pogba may leave.

‘So if there’s one team that needs a 

player like Jude Bellingham, it’s Manchester

 United.’

Ironically while still at Birmingham, 

Bellingham received a tour of United's 

Carrington training ground from former 

manager Sir Alex Ferguson but decided 

to join Dortmund instead.