Going back to Jesse Lingard and he hit back at being dropped by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite being the ‘fittest’ player at Manchester United last season.

The Red Devils boss dropped the midfielder, 28, ahead of football’s pandemic shutdown and gave him little game time despite the midfielder’s pleas.

He told BT Sport: “During the lockdown I started recapping a lot of games to see where I did well, getting that fire in my belly and drive again to go and kick on because it would have been easy for me to fall off and take the easy option out.

“But a person like me who’s been through a lot and knows the game, I can’t just give it up like and I’ll always go out with a fight.

“I came back one of the strongest and fittest after the lockdown and I didn’t get my chance that I was waiting on.

“But the whole time I was there and not playing I was doing extra training and keeping on top of my fitness for when the time was right.

“So for me it’s about working hard and staying dedicated, and I went back to basics.”

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