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When Lingard returned to school

Inside United tagged along to witness the down-to-earth 26-year-old spread smiles, joy and laughter as he surprised and delighted the school's youngsters... even if he did flash them a few yellow and red cards!

“It’s been a long time,” he reflected to Inside United, as we edged closer to our destination and some our no.14’s earliest memories began to flood back.

“I was nervous at first. I think everyone is,” he recalled of those first steps into the schoolyard as an infant, over two decades ago. “But once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature.