Jesse Lingard has finally got what he wanted at Manchester United

Manchester United have confirmed Jesse Lingard will leave the club this summer. That means the player has finally got what he wanted. Lingard wanted to leave United in January but his proposed move to Newcastle was blocked at the eleventh hour.

Lingard took a couple of days off following that disappointment. Ralf Rangnick claimed that was the player's wish in his press conference but Lingard denied that on social media, insisting that the club had advised him to spend some time away instead.

There were also counterclaims behind the scenes. United sources claimed the 'original plan' was always for Lingard to stay before Newcastle registered an interest. They also stressed Lingard 'will be an important player in the second half of the season'. Lingard played just 275 minutes after those claims were made. Perhaps the definition of the word 'important' is different at United.

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Lingard just wanted to play football this season. He was promised just that by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but the Norwegian had form for struggling to keep his word. Solskjaer vowed to build his team around Pogba in 2019 and that didn't happen either.

Lingard and Pogba came through the club's academy and their departures from United were both announced on Wednesday. United re-signed Pogba for a world record transfer fee in 2016 and he leaves the club as a disappointment. Although Pogba and Lingard are close friends, the latter will know he served United better, albeit Pogba hardly set a high bar for his fellow Class of '2011 graduate.

There was a stunning extra-time goal against Crystal Palace to win the 2016 FA Cup final at Wembley, another goal at Wembley