<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> can specially reveal that Ovie Ejaria was approached by Manchester City and Manchester United before Liverpool snapped up the Nigerian midfielder in 2014.<br /><br />The Londoner spent nine years at Arsenal Academy before he ended his association with the club, penning a contract with the Reds following a successful trial, and had been on the radar of other teams in the Premier League and Championship.<br /><br />Liverpool won the race for the signature of the talented teenager after assuring him that his development will be better managed at Anfield than Old Trafford and Etihad Stadium.<br /><br />And true to their words, Ejaria is on the fringes of the Reds first team squad, with the midfielder involved in pre-season training and making the 18-man squad for the Premier League on Friday, September 16.<br /><br />The 18-year-old was also on the wishlist of Chelsea prior to his move to Liverpool. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br />Photo Credit : liverpoolfc.com <br />