Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has dismissed reports that he’s a complete failure in his football career.
The England international had faced struggles in the Premier League, particularly during his final seasons at Old Trafford, before eventually leaving for Nottingham Forest and then Seoul FC.
Speaking with Dailymail, Lingard stated that he’s enjoying his time in South Korea, where he is now playing regularly.
“100 per cent do not feel failure, I feel achievement.
“You just gotta look at my story from seven years old, a kid from Warrington making it all the way through. The percentages of that are like 0.2 per cent or something. I got chosen.
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“You have to work hard. Go to digs and leave your family at 12 years old and move schools and be in a different environment. And I was the smallest. I was tiny. Sometimes I had to play down a year. So I’ve been through the mill, from a football point of view.
“I made my debut then got injured and was out for six months out and then came back. Was I going to play again for United? I didn’t know.
“A loan to Derby and others. At one point I had Newcastle on the table. I could have gone. I was debating it with myself.
“It’s a fight. It’s like a rollercoaster, especially being so young. And at the time you’re just thinking: ‘I’ve got to play football’.
