Cody Gakpo has admitted he spoke to Ruud van Nistelrooy about a transfer to Manchester United before completing his move to Liverpool in January.
Gakpo joined the Reds for an initial £37m from PSV Eindhoven last month having shone at the World Cup for the Netherlands off the back of a prolific 18 months for the Eredivisie side. However, he had previously looked set to move to Old Trafford following interest last summer.
With Red Devils legend Van Nistelrooy his manager at PSV, Gakpo has revealed he did speak to his compatriot about the possibility of joining Liverpool's big rivals. But while Van Nistelrooy would have liked Gakpo to move to United, the forward said his former manager put personal allegiances aside.
