The renaissance of Jesse Lingard, from Manchester United bench-warmer to frontman of The Backstreet Moyes at West Ham, has been one of this season’s most heartwarming developments.
It may feel like another lifetime ago, but it’s not been that long since Lingard was curling one into the Panama net at the 2018 World Cup, cementing his reputation as a player for the big occasion.
His decline from that heady summer in Russia was pronounced. Lingard contributed no goals or assists across the entirety of 2019, lost his place in the England squad and was dropped from the United first team by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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