Report: Liverpool, Manchester United keen on Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater

Liverpool and Manchester United have expressed an interest in signing Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, according to reports.

The 26-year-old, a former Red Devils academy player, signed for the Foxes in 2012 and has helped transform them from a competitive Championship side into the champions of England.

According to The Mirror, ​Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is still keen on Drinkwater, despite the Anfield side failing to qualify for Europe and Leicester reaching the Champions League.

Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson's former first-team coach Rene Meulensteen said of Drinkwater: "He has a United history having come through the academy and look how he's established himself in the Premier League.

"If you bring a foreign player in they might need time to adjust. Players like Danny Drinkwater – who is now in the England squad – would fit in nice and easily at United."

Drinkwater was on Man Utd's books between 2008 and 2012, but never played a senior game for them, instead being sent out on loan to a number of Football League clubs.