Premier League’s best player is not good enough for Manchester United! Well, alright, he was the best player in the final four or five months of the season.Jesse Lingard went out on loan to West Ham to get some playing time and return to full form in a desperate bid to earn the England call-up for Euro 2020. The call did not come, but West Ham fans still enjoyed watching the Manchester lad strutting his stuff in a claret and blue shirt.Winning team 🏆 good first few days training in 🏴 #jlingz pic.twitter.com/07K6jqmzzr— Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) August 4, 2021 After all the effort and hard toil, with the season less than two weeks away, it remains to be seen to what extent Lingard will feature for his parent club. The arrival of Jadon Sancho has added another attacking option, whilst Donny van de Beek is eyeing a big year in support of Bruno Fernandes as an attacking midfield option.The question remains where Lingard would fit into the Solskjaer’s side. Speaking at the start of pre-season training, the Norwegian confirmed Lingard will stick around and battle for a recall to United’s line-up.”Jesse has come back, been bright. He wants to fight for his place. We lacked some options at times last season. Jesse is in the plans at the moment.”##NAJAVA_MECA_5734506##Reflecting on his loan at the London Stadium, Lingard said that the regular playing time was the main factor in his improved form.”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.”Nothing to see here just Jesse Lingard making £100M Jack Grealish, chase shadows 🥱 pic.twitter.com/M9BQtIQE9Z— 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖟𝖆𝖆𝖓 (Fan Account) (@EliteLabile) August 5, 2021 Whether a fine period at fellow Premier League team will persuade Manchester United’s coaching staff and the gaffer remains to be seen. But Red Devils’ transfer dealings so far suggest that Lingard should be gearing for another season of frustration and sparse opportunities.
