Watch Jude Bellingham force Bayer Leverkusen into own goal with brilliant move in Dortmund win
JUDE BELLINGHAM forced Bayer Leverkusen into an own-goal with a brilliant move on Sunday.
The England midfielder starred as Borussia Dortmund beat their rivals 2-0 away from home.
But it was Bellingham’s work for the second goal that showed why he is being chased by Europe’s top sides.
With Dortmund 1-0 up thanks to Karim Adeyemi, the 21-year-old won the ball on the left flank before driving inside towards Leverkusen’s box.
As he dragged several opponents towards him, Bellingham then zipped a perfect ball across the field to teammate Marius Wolf on the right flank.
The defender ploughed into Leverkusen’s box before pinging in a cross.
And at the same time, Bellingham sprinted inside to get on the end of the ball.
Leverkusen panicked, and in an attempt to block Bellingham, the ball was turned into his own net by Edmond Tapsoba.
Bellingham’s sublime piece of play came just days after he blew fans away with a “filthy” bit of skill against Augsburg.
Man City and Real Madrid are sure to be on red alert as they plot summer moves.
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But Liverpool are confident they can lure Bellingham to Anfield after a plea from Anfield legend Steven Gerrard.
The ex-Aston Villa boss said: “All he needs to do is send his diary to me when he’s got a free day.
“I’ll fly to Dortmund personally, take him out for a nice dinner, and we’ll talk about it!
“On the back of the World Cup, what he’s doing out in Dortmund. I’m a huge fan of him anyway.
“The way he comes across, the way he speaks about the game. Every time I’ve watched him he impresses me.
“Bellingham ticks all those boxes. He’s the obvious one, but I think it’s important we don’t become obsessed with one midfielder.
“I think it’s important he stays in this country. He’s 19 years of age. They’re talking about Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
“I know he’s doing it in Dortmund now, but those clubs are at a higher level than Dortmund.
“You can get swallowed up, there’s a lot of world stars. You can get swallowed up by making the move too soon.
“In my opinion, staying around England, staying around this country, getting developed.
“There’s growth in him, he can evolve. I think staying in England until he hits his peak years is very important for the boy now.”