Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard was in outstanding form in his latest match for South Korean side FC Seoul. United career The Englishman made his first senior appearance in the 2014-2015 season but became a regular in the side in the 2015-2016 season. He scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at the end of the season and also played a key role in Jose Mourinho’s United. Lingard would go on to play 232 times for the Red Devils, scoring 35 goals. Life after United He would eventually drop out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and had a successful loan at West Ham United in the 2020-2021 season. Lingard officially left United in 2022, moving to Nottingham Forest on a free transfer before completing a move to FC Seoul in South Korea in 2024. He has played a total of 65 games for the Dark Red Warriors and scored 18 times in two seasons. Magical showing Interestingly, Lingard only has one month left on his current deal but reminded the Korean fans of his talent. In Seoul’s 3-1 away win over Shanghai Port in the Asian Champions League, Lingard was sublime. The 32 year old scored the opener when he tucked away a flowing counter attack. 🇰🇷 Jesse Lingard scored twice and provided an assist to guide Seoul to a 3-1 win over Shanghai Port in the Asian Champions League today. This goal was the opener #ACLElite pic.twitter.com/l5SZgz0f1k — English Players Abroad (@EnglishAbroad1) November 25, 2025 Lingard also grabbed two assists for his teammates in an all round creative performance. All four of his efforts were on target and he won 100% of his tackles. The England international also won three of his five duels in the match. Lingard will next be in action against the league leaders Jeonbuk Hyundai in the K-League later on today. Jesse Lingard stats vs Port Shanghai StatisticValue Goals2 Assists1 Total shots4 Shots on target4 Shots blocked0 Offsides1 Touches70 Unsuccessful touches2 Dribbles (successful)1 (0) Was fouled2 Possession lost14 Big chances created1 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)2 (1) Accurate passes44/54 (81%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)25/34 (74%) Passes in own half (acc.)18/20 (90%) Long balls (accurate)2/4 (50%) Tackles (won)1 (1) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries3 Ground duels (won)5 (3) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 Source: Sofascore – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.





