It is a little cruel on Jesse Lingard his Premier League goal and assist drought is ticking towards the 18-month mark when he has been powerless to end either in the last two months.
Although it is fair to wonder how much Lingard would have featured in a regular run-in. He was not named in three of the last four United league squads and has not started in the league since New Year's Day.
Lingard's new year has not been a happy one. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer showed his true ruthless colours in both of the League Cup derbies; hooking Lingard at half-time at home and scolding him away. "If you do that again you're f-----g off." Lingard was soon substituted and though Solskjaer switched to good cop to ruffle Lingard's hair it did little to
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