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rewatching lingard’s monster performance vs city away in the league last season...
2 minutes in to the game...
constantly creating a passing angle for his teammate in build up while also running in behind to stretch the defence...
as soon as mctominay picks up the ball lingard makes a move off the back of rodri in to space... extremely unlucky with a great pass.
every other united player is completely static in that clip and offers mctominay absolutely nothing, but not lingard.
nice throw in routine from united. fred’s run takes bernardo silva away to open the space for lingard who shows good awareness to switch the play.
lingard is occupying the inside left channel really well, he’s always in between the lines and on the half turn.
lingard identifies the space and makes a great run in behind city’s defence but mctominay chooses not to play the pass...
lingard is once against united’s out ball.
this phase of play leads to a united penalty and their first goal of the game...
this phase of play leads to a united penalty and their first goal of the game...
lingard makes a fantastic run in behind, unfortunately it’s a poor pass but lingard checks back and plays a fantastic ball to fred that leads to another big chance for rashford...
lingard makes another great run in to the box to take kyle walker away and free rashford at the back post, who subsequently hits the bar.
lingard is once again free in build up and is a perfect out ball for united but lindelöf turns back in to trouble and loses possession to lingard’s obvious frustration...
almost a carbon copy of the last throw in...
once again lingard is making a late run in to the box on the blind side of the defender, unfortunately the pass doesn’t quite reach him.
once again lingard free’s himself and finds space and forces ederson in to a save from a tight angle which wins a corner.
shaw regains possession and plays a nice bounce pass with lingard that releases united on another counter attack.
united regain possession and lingard identifies the space and creates a passing angle for rashford that allows united to beat the counter press and start another attack...
lingard again creates a passing option for shaw, he decides not to use him and pass wide, this then triggers lingard to make that trademark run in to the box from deep which almost results in another united goal. so so good.
89’ lingard is subbed off for tuanzebe as united look to hold on.
clear motm in my eyes, flawless performance in every aspect of the game from him. his ability to identify space and constantly make himself available, he was the main outlet between the defence and attack.
clear motm in my eyes, flawless performance in every aspect of the game from him. his ability to identify space and constantly make himself available, he was the main outlet between the defence and attack.
