Manchester United have stolen a march on Liverpool in the race to sign Sami Khedira.

Khedira has already announced his intention of leaving Real Madrid at the end of the current campaign and the Premier League is expected to be his next destination.

The Reds were said to have made the first move in an attempt to sign Khedira but now according to reports from The Sun, it has been claimed that rivals United have moved ahead of the Anfield outfit in the race to secure the services of the German international.