Jesse Lingard had a message to deliver immediately after continuing his red hot form in front of goal.
Lingard had just scored Manchester United’s second goal on Monday evening to ease the nerves which were beginning to show as opponents Everton pursued an equaliser, when the free-roaming midfielder leaned into the pitchside camera and put his finger to his lips.
The 25-year-old added to Anthony Martial’s opener with his 10th goal in all competitions this season to return the Red Devils to second spot in the Premier League table, although they remain 12 points behind arch-rivals Manchester City.
City are running away with the title and their supporters believed that Lingard’s celebration was aimed at them, whereas most others reckoned he was simply shushing the vocal critics of United who have come out of the woodwork in recent weeks.
https://twitter.com/connor_mort17/status/947978493182251008
Was Lingard really saying "Shush Man City!" after he scored? They lose, they talk about City. They win, they talk about City. They score they talk about City. They get injured they talk about City. Their whole universe revolves around the Premier League leaders…Man City!
— Paul PD (@atticusfinch104) January 1, 2018
city fans really think lingard said “shush man city” to the camera 🤦🏼♂️ they literally think the world is against them its incredible 😂😂
— james stanley 🔴 (@jamesstanley05) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/TomBird94MCFC/status/947933844275122176
If you think Lingard actually said “ shush Man City “ you’re a bigger tit than he is
— Billy (@glynbilly) January 1, 2018
Did Lingard genuinely just say "Shush Man City"??
Pity he couldn't shush any fucker back at OT in December
Mind the gap ya dabbing tosspot 👌
— Paulierich78 (@richyrich7807) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/MCFCarl/status/947908330672017408
Lingard’s seventh league goal this term, all of which have arrived in the past five weeks, represents a greater return than all of his previous seasons’ tallies combined.
And while he admitted that he does have a target in mind in terms of how many times he wants to find the net before the campaign is out, he wouldn’t divulge the number in his post-match interview.
“No, it’s secret! But I’m working towards it and I’ll keep working hard to help the team,” Lingard told MUTV. “It’s always good for us to score as attacking players and to help the team get the three points.
“I’m pushing myself and trying to get as many goals as possible this season to help the team to win games.”
