Our super-sub Jesse Lingard stunned fans and pundits on Sunday when his late magic won the game for Manchester United against West Ham.
Before going on loan to West Ham United last year, Jesse Lingard was absolutely out of shape at Manchester United and was rarely given a chance to play.
Lingard then made a loan switch to West Ham where the 28-year-old scored 9 goals in 16 appearances and also helped West Ham United to make it to the Europa League this year.
The London club thus helped Jesse Lingard in finding his form back after a difficult few years with Manchester United. The warm reception by the West Ham fans and his decision to not celebrate his winning goal was a sign of respect between the club and the player.
But it also speaks about a completely different picture of Jesse Lingard’s impact at Manchester United.
After his disastrous pass against BSC Young Boys that cost us the match, Jesse Lingard’s presence in the team was questioned by many. In any case, coming on as a sub this week, he answered his pundits in the perfect way by scoring a rocket against West Ham and it also showed his psychological strength.
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It was his second goal in only 45 minutes of game time this season.
Is Lingard turning into United’s super-sub or does he deserves to be a regular starter?
In spite of Solskjaer’s abundance of attacking options, the nature of Lingard’s strike and the quick impact he can have on a game is making it difficult for everyone to overlook his presence.
Solskjaer had said earlier that:
“He showed his qualities, he’s got back into the England squad and he’s scoring goals for England. We really want to see the best of Jesse this season, we support him and we hope to keep him here with us. He’s a Red through and through.”
His choice to remain at Manchester United and not move to the London Stadium on a more long-lasting stay, sounded silly only half a month prior. With two top-class goals added to his name, Lingard is showing why he has the right to remain at Manchester United.
How long he will stay at Old Trafford is in question however as his current contract will run down by June 2022, he still has to accept a new contract and has not accepted any deal until now.
Will these strikes get him more game time at Manchester United? Will more game time convince him to stay at Old Trafford? Right now, it seems Lingard and Solskjaer are glad to take it each game at a time.
