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Liverpool could now reportedly miss out on Declan Rice with the West Ham midfielder set on playing UEFA Champions League football next season. Rice and Mount came through together at Chelsea before the former was cut by the Blues’ academy, sending him on the path to West Ham and to Premier League stardom, and United could now beat Liverpool to the pair this summer. Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images The Manchester giants can secure Champions League football tonight if they don’t lose to Chelsea at Old Trafford, and the result could see Liverpool miss out on both Rice and Mount, two players the Anfield side have been heavily linked with in recent weeks.

Liverpool have to drop Rice interest with UCL dream all-but over Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Liverpool have always felt like outsiders when it came to the race to land Rice, and with United now in contention and the midfielder stating his intention to join a Champions League club, the Merseyside giants should do themselves a favour and move on from the West Ham captain.






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