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Jesse Lingard Talks Manchester United Criticism, Turned Down Liverpool, Man City

Jesse Lingard has revealed he does not read criticism of his Manchester United performances and that he rejected rivals Liverpool and Manchester City to join the Red Devils in his youth.

The midfielder told the official UTD Podcast:

"There are a lot of things on social media, with people saying nasty things. You can't get drawn into all that stuff.

"I don't read that stuff, I don't read papers. That's why it's tough for young footballers coming through now, they're so attracted to social media and what people are saying about them, they don't actually know how good they are themselves.