Liverpool and Man Utd chasing wonderkid, 16, who bagged five goals in FA Youth Cup win

A host of elite Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Manchester United, are keeping tabs on Preston prodigy Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile.

Rodriguez-Gentile, 16, made headlines earlier this month when he plundered five goals in the Lilywhites' thumping 6-1 win over Rotherham United in the FA Youth Cup.

The highly-rated striker, who only joined Preston last October, has already pre-agreed a two-year scholarship at Deepdale which will begin in the summer - but that hasn't prevented a clutch of top-flight clubs from making checks on the talented teenager.

Mirror Football understands that Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City are all tracking Rodriguez-Gentile following his remarkable haul. Newcastle and Tottenham are also admirers of the youngster, who has been in red-hot form for Preston's U18 team this season.