'Lingard is in his prime'published at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 30 March 2019
Man Utd v Watford (15:00 GMT)
Jonathan Walters
Former Republic of Ireland international on Football Focus
Jesse Lingard is 26, in the prime of career at a great club, doing well for club and county. He is not a prolific goalscorer but he scores important goals, he’s scored in cup finals. When they need a goal he’s the man that produces for them.
He is also social media savvy, players in my day were wary of interacting too much with media and having things spun. He’s on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, he engages with fans.