Jesse Lingard discusses on his current up-rise in form

Jesse Lingard enjoyed a successful loan spell with West Ham last season.

The 28-year old midfielder scored nine goals and made five assists in 16 appearances for the Hammers last season.

He was unfortunate to miss out on Southgate’s Euro 2020 squad.

He believes he needs to be more consistent and desires to succeed in his boyhood club.

Jesse told us: “Yeah, it was a great time. It was like hitting the refresh button. I was always ready to hit the ground running and I was always fit and ready to play.

“I played every game since I got there and when you play a run of games like that you get a bit of confidence. Of course, the goals came and assists as well. West Ham were brilliant with me: the team, the staff, the club. They helped me get to where I am but it took a lot of hard work from my side as well.

“We had a lot of in-house staff we needed to work on with the analysis stuff and, of course, the whiteboards,” he added. “Those were some individual goals of mine that I liked to set before I went there.

“At the time, it [one goal] was obviously to make the March internationals [with England]. Goals, assists, take-ons, shots. To be productive in each game and to keep that consistency.

“The consistency is definitely a main thing. When you’re playing regular football, you’ve got to keep that consistency and keep scoring, or try and affect the game in a different way if you don’t score or assist.”