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Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus is understood to be under scrutiny to add some much-needed speed as well as versatility to the Reds midfield.

More attention is needed on a key department where United have looked second best in top-grade matches in recent weeks against City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

Reus has been a key component on Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp’s midfield and has scored 40 goals for the German side in 85 appearances.

His former Dortmund team-mate Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze let it slip in Germany recently that Reus is hankering after a move to England with United.

“When I was at Borussia Marco (Reus) wanted a move to Man United, he hasn’t changed,” Gotze is reported as saying.

Reus is certainly in the kind of red-hot form United could do with, scoring nine goals in his last eight appearances.

They included a hat-trick against Stuttgart, two against Real Madrid in the second home leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and a goal against Bayern Munich last weekend in a 3-0 win in the Allianz Arena where United had been beaten last week.

The Reds will be buoyed by the fact Reus has reportedly admitted he is keen on a switch to Old Trafford.

Shinji Kagawa could be used as a carrot for Dortmund to do business.