Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard said that he is eager to bounce back after enduring a frustrating start to the season.
Lingard scored his first goal of the season and since February against Arsenal Wednesday night. His goal levelled things up for Manchester United as they drew 2-2. The Red Devils are currently 8th in the Premier League table with 23 points. They are 8 points below the top four and 18 points below leaders Manchester City.
Lingard had an impressive World Cup with England in the summer where he scored a brilliant goal against Panama. However, due to the arduousness of the World Cup and lack of proper rest affected Lingard’s fitness and form.
The 25-year old said, “We didn’t get much rest obviously in the summer after the World Cup, so coming back there’s always going to be little niggles here and there. Obviously it got to a point where I couldn’t carry on, so that break did me well and I am raring to go now. It was an enjoyable summer and a good season for me on a personal level last season.
I wanted to kickstart this season in the same form and obviously you have setbacks throughout the season, but it’s how you bounce back.
Everyone that came off the bench [against Arsenal] showed their fighting spirit. We’re in it as a team. We had to put on a performance for the fans and show the passion on the pitch for them. There’s always pressure on people’s shoulders when it comes to Man United and it’s how you deal with the pressure.”
Lingard will hope to put on a good show tomorrow when Manchester United are up against Claudio Ranieri’s Fulham.
