Jesse Lingard SLAMS the state of Man United as he accuses them of briefing against him in the press

Jesse Lingard has hit out at former club Manchester United, labeling the club ‘behind’ other elite Premier League clubs in a bombshell interview.

The Nottingham Forest attacker unleashed the Red Devils, claiming they are stuck in the past and have lacked control since Sir Alex Ferguson left.

lingard said Diary of a CEO Podcast that United reported to the press against him after a loan deal with Newcastle collapsed last January.

Jesse Lingard revealed a lot about his childhood club in an explosive interview published today

Lingard claimed the deal “was done” until United’s director of football John Murtough phoned and said he would no longer be leaving, before asking if his motivation for leaving was to have “days off”.

“I wanted to go on loan in January, because I wasn’t playing, again, and Newcastle were on the line,” Lingard said. the podcast “The deal was done and everything, but obviously the United team wasn’t big enough.

So, they let a couple of players go on loan, but when it occurred to me, John Murtough called and said, “No, you’re not going on loan.”

“I was like, ‘Well, he’s gone on loan, let me go and enjoy my football since I won’t be playing here. He asked: “What do you want, days off?” and I said “No, I just want to go play soccer.”

The current Nottingham Forest star struggled for minutes during the final year of his contract.

He accused United director of football John Murtough (right) of refusing to let him go on loan.

So, they stopped the loan, I was angry, and when he said “Did you want days off?” I texted him and said “I’m taking two days off now, just because you said that.”

“Then they put ‘Jesse asked for two days off in the media’, I was like ‘what?’ I went on Twitter immediately and explained the facts.”

Lingard finally left Manchester United this summer, making a surprise move to promoted Nottingham Forest after 23 years with the club. During his first years at Carrington, Ferguson was a figurehead, but since he retired from management, Lingard believes the club has fallen apart.

“There was no control,” Lingard said of his years at the club. “When Ferguson was there, it was total control. A fortress: he went through it all. Contracts, business deals, everything.

Lingard spent 23 years at Manchester United before making a permanent move to Forest this summer.

Of course, generations change, players grow, and people have a voice. When things are said about you that are not true, you are going to express your opinion.

‘It wouldn’t have happened in the past, he would have been crushed there and then with Sir Alex. But now, people have platforms to express their own opinion and write what they want.’

Instability at the top levels was not the only complaint for the 30-year-old, who believes that United, in some respects, cannot compare with their contemporaries.

“They’re so far behind on everything,” he said. ‘You see the City facilities, the Tottenham facilities… people are miles away. Even the social side of things.

Unlike sections of the United fanbase, Lingard is unsure who is to blame for the club’s difficulties.

“I went to them in 2017 about YouTube and making content, I just wanted them to catch up with everything and the new things that are happening. You have to be relevant and stay relevant.”

Lingard also cited his close friend and former United disappointment Paul Pogba as an example of how low the club had sunk.

“There was no control, no structure, people did what they wanted, it was like a game of everyone against everyone,” he said.

“People are left with things that have never happened at United, people are saying things on Twitter, what happened with Paul – he got a lot of scrutiny but the guy is one of the best midfielders in the world.”

Lingard is widely known for his interest in social media, which is why he reached out to the club.

“I’ve known him since he was 16: the boy is talented, he’s one of the best midfielders in the world and he can’t play for United yet.” So there’s something wrong in some respects if he can’t act. Then during the season, he goes to France and sees how he plays there. I can’t tell what he is. I enjoyed my time with José there.’

The Warrington local refused to subscribe to the popular narrative that the perceived dysfunction at United stems from the Glazer family, suggesting that their colleagues were of a similar mindset.

‘We do not know [who’s calling the shots]’ Lingard revealed. And, of course, now they want to sell the club. We were behind on many things. The players didn’t really take a look.

‘You want those modern things, you want the things that are coming out at the time, but we don’t know who makes the decisions on the training ground and that kind of thing. Quick training camp, the best facilities, no one talking about the team in the press.

The 30-year-old returned to Old Trafford last month with Forest, which resulted in a 3-0 defeat.