The 22-year-old forward, who has recently been brought into the England squad, has revealed he turned down the chance to sign for the Red Devils' rivals when he was a kid
Jesse Lingard has revealed he turned down an offer from Liverpool in order to join Manchester United.
The 22-year-old, who scored his first goal for the club in his side’s recent win over West Brom, capped an impressive start to the campaign with a call-up to the England squad two days ago.
However, things may have worked out differently if the Warrington-born Lingard had opted to sign for United’s fierce rivals.
“I was at a local club Penketh United and Mike Glennie, a Manchester United scout, came to watch me,” he explained in an interview with United’s official website.
“He spoke to my grandad and offered me trials but there was also interest from Liverpool and I had to pick — I was only young but obviously my heart was with United at the time.”
Lingard was just seven when he joined the club and he talked about the “incredible” experience of progressing all the way through to the first team, where he now regularly lines up with the likes of Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata.
“I think it’s just been an incredible experience, coming through from the Under-7s to where I am now and what I’ve achieved already,” he continued.
“It’s been incredible and I can’t thank the United staff enough. They could have let me go because of my height and I would now be playing somewhere else but they stuck with me.
“They saw my ability and I’m thankful for that.”
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