Gary Neville has hit back at critics of Ralf Rangnick after he chose not to bring Jesse Lingard on for what would likely be his final appearance at Old Trafford in a Manchester United shirt on Monday.
Lingard was left as an unused substituted in United's 3-0 victory against Brentford in what was their last home match of the season.
The 29-year-old is expected to be leaving in the summer with his contract expiring. Louie Scott, Lingard's brother, led the angry calls against the club on social media after his sibling was denied an Old Trafford farewell.
In today's press conference pre-Brighton, Rangnick had to defend his decision not to bring the England international on. ALSO READ: Manchester United squad vs Brighton includes Harry Maguire and Alvaro Fernandez He explained: "To start with, I think in the last couple of weeks under my tenure he has played far more games than he used to before I came.
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