Jesse Lingard: Compilation of Man Utd midfielders shows his best moments

After spending the entirety of his footballing career signed to Manchester United, Jesse Lingard will finally leave Old Trafford permanently this summer.

In unfortunately sour circumstances, too, having fallen completely out of favour and left to sit out his contract twiddling his thumbs.

Signing with the club as a nine-year-old, the academy graduate has put ‘blood, sweat and tears’ into his career as a Red Devil, according to his brother Louie Scott, who has reacted at the end of a frustrating season.

Lingard’s brother hit out at United on Instagram after the midfielder remained an unused substitute in their final home game of the season, a 3-0 win against Brentford. While the players did their usual lap of honour to say thank you to supporters, it was also seen as a chance for departing figures to say one last, proper goodbye to Old Trafford.

Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic were given that chance from the start, while Edinson Cavani said his goodbyes with a cameo appearance, but interim manager Ralf Rangnick opted against introducing Lingard.

Tensions have now boiled over following an immensely difficult season for the 29-year-old who will leave for free following the expiry of his contract. What is strange about the situation, though, is the way United have handled it.

After a tremendously successful loan spell with West Ham during the second half of the 2020/21 campaign, United had the chance to sell Lingard permanently in the summer. They weren’t willing to budge on the price they’d set for their FA Cup, Europa League and EFL Cup winning midfielder, however, so when West Ham refused to pay, he stayed put in Manchester.

This was fine, as reports at the time indicated that then-manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had plans to