The England Under-21 international, who scored in the country’s 1-0 win over Sweden at the weekend, says he intends to remain at Old Trafford for the 2015-16 campaign
Jesse Lingard insists he is ready to fight for his place at Manchester United next season, despite rumours of another loan spell away from Old Trafford.
Newcastle United have been linked with a swoop for the England Under-21 international, after Lingard impressed Steve McClaren during his short stay at Derby County in 2014-15.
But Lingard, who picked up an injury in United’s opening fixture of last season, insists that he intends to remain at Old Trafford in the hope of impressing Louis van Gaal.
“I’m looking to stay at Man United and get some games under my belt there. I’ll see what the boss says when I get back,” he told reporters.
“I’ve always wanted to play for Man United and that’s still my ambition. I was unlucky to get injured at the start of last season, and I’ll never know where I would be now if I hadn’t got that injury.
“I kept in contact with Louis Van Gaal last season and spoke to England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate a lot. He was guiding me and giving me confidence.”
Lingard scored as England Under-21s defeated Sweden on Sunday and Lingard hopes that such goals serve to raise his profile at club level.
“Scoring goals like that can only help,” he added. “It gets your profile up, and other teams see you as well as Man United. It can only be good for me.”