Look at the statistics but it is covered by Jesse Lingard's possession at Manchester United

Of course many have underestimated Manchester United in the 2019/2020 English League so far because their performances are not consistent and one of the scapegoats is Jesse Lingard.

Jesse Lingard is one of the few Manchester United academic graduates to stay in the main squad. Even he is still often an option by Man United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The name Jesse Lingard also certainly has a place in the hearts of Manchester United fans because of the ability to process the ball he has. Not infrequently, Lingard can be a breaker for the Red Devils impasse in carrying out attacks.

But in the last few seasons, Lingard has often been made a scapegoat for Manchester United's poor performances whether in the Champions League, Europa League or in the English League.

But one thing you can clearly see is that Solskjaer still has high confidence in Lingard. That is seen from the number of appearances in 12 English League matches so far this season.

Aside from the agile movements and dribble ability above average, Lingard also proved to be no problem being placed in several positions. From 12 appearances, he kept alternately installed in the position of center attacker, left and right attackers, attacking midfielders until the central midfielder Lingard had tried.

Versatile makes Lingard have one of the professional attitudes that should be emulated by Manchester United players who are younger than him.

No wonder he just made his debut as captain of United in the Europa League match against Astana FC,

Despite his side's defeat, Solskjaer continued to give high appreciation to Lingard who managed to assume the captain's position for the full 90 minutes on the field, even the player also scored in the match.

"I think his performance was really good. He successfully led the team with example, enthusiasm, determination to win and he scored. He was also very vocal in the dressing room. I am very proud of him,

Stunning Lingard Statistics Covered This Season

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who still believes Jesse Lingard has a big role for Manchester United in the Premier League this season

It seems that to discuss Manchester United's appearance in the Premier League so far this season, we already know clearly that this is not their best season in history. Red Devils are now thrown into the rank 6 standings, swallowing 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

But if we highlight the individuality of the Manchester United squad so far this season, Jesse Lingard is one of the most worthy of appreciation. His appearance was not as bright as Marcus Rashford, but if examined further, he has a big role this season.

For players who have often been played by Ole in the Premier League so far this season, the 26-year-old turned out to have recorded an 88.2% pass success. Lingard also recorded an average of 1.3 key passes per match for Manchester United from 12 appearances.

For details of passes in the Premier League so far this season, Lingard has released 229 passes. Among them were 202 successful passes and only 27 times that failed or were blocked by their opponents.

Another flashy statistic that is covered by Lingard's appearance is the tackles he has recorded so far. For a player who often plays in attack, Lingard's record of 11 tackles out of a total of 12 appearances, including quite high in the Manchester United squad.

With Lingard's ability to flow a ball that is practically almost perfect, it seems no exaggeration if the former Manchester United coach, Rene Meulensteen refers to it as England's Andres Iniesta.

"I see a lot of similarities from their games and I am always convinced that Jesse is Andres Iniesta of England. Like Iniesta, he can see open spaces and always moves with his two fast feet.

Furthermore, Rene Meulensteen said that Lingard is a typical player favorite Manchester United legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Sir Alex Ferguson always has criteria for judging players. Players must have fast legs, quick sense and of course a big heart. All categories are in Lingard," he said again.

Lingard has also proven that he is able to carry the academic name of Manchester United which is constantly diminishing in the current main squad. He even experienced a loan spell in a number of consecutive years, before finally entering the main squad for the 2015/16 season.

Now Lingard's appearance is not yet classy in the sense of scoring goals and assists in the Premier League, but take it easy.

Player numbered 14 Manchester United has enough stock to be able to prove himself that he is indeed English version Iniesta in the near future.

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