Manchester United are retaining West Ham midfielder Declan Rice top of their shopping list.

The Manchester Evening News says the 23-year-old is their No1 priority.

Rice, who has two years left to run on his contract, is facing an uncertain future in the East End with it understood he will assess his options in the summer.

Failure to secure Champions League football for next term could prove to be a stumbling block in United's quest to secure his services.

Should United fail in their approach for Rice, they will likely turn their attention to his England international team-mate Kalvin Phillips.

Landing the 26-year-old could prove difficult due to the heated rivalry between Ralf Rangnick's side and Leeds.

But with his mentor Marcelo Bielsa no longer at the club, Phillips could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Eric Cantona, Rio Ferdinand and Alan Smith and swap Elland Road for Old Trafford.