Liverpool have rejected Manchester United's move for Raheem Sterling.
United made a shock enquiry for the England midfielder, who is determined to quit Anfield this summer as his contract saga rumbles on.
But the Reds have firmly told United that Sterling, who has two years left on his current Reds deal, is not for sale
The 20-year-old was voted the club's Young Player of the Year on Tuesday night at the Liverpool Players' Awards, although he received a few boos from fans as he collected his award due to his current contract dispute.
United boss Louis van Gaal is understood to be prepared to ignore the bitter rivalry between the clubs to bid for Sterling.
No player has moved between the clubs since Phil Chisnall joined Liverpool from United in 1964.
Sterling and his agent Aidy Ward are expected to discuss the United approach when they meet Brendan Rodgers and Ian Ayre on Friday.
It is expected they will tell Liverpool that Sterling does not want to accept the club’s offer of a new deal although Ward issued a statement on Tuesday to suggest the issue had been blown out of proportion.
The move from Old Trafford could spark a bidding war with Chelsea and Arsenal also understood to be monitoring developments.
However Liverpool are desperate not to lose the player and would be even less keen to lose him to another Premier League rival.
They will offer a message of appeasement to the hugely-promising forward, and explain they see him as central to their plans to become a Premier League force over the coming years.
It will be explained in the meeting that Liverpool pulled out of a deal to sign Memphis Depay for £25m because they want Sterling to stay, and didn’t feel they needed a rival player at his same position.
They will also detail plans to sign a top-class striker to provide a focal point for his exciting attacking talents and form a similarly-deadly partnership to the one he enjoyed with Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge last season.
