What the ...? He wasnt as bad as he usual is during the games against Tottenham and City but he wasnt good or important during those games either. He did nothing a better player cant do and a better player will also be able to do things Lingard wont do.
If Ole is really serious and thinks those performances are good enough and a reason to not get rid of Lingard i am joining the Ole out brigade. Not that it matters much because if he keeps playing Lingard he will make sure to get sacked himself.
Im just hoping this is just protecting one of his players but that internally he is looking for replacements.
I hope so too, but I also get the impression that any manager coming in would keep him too. LVG and Mourinho both loved him, seems like he’s too ingrained in our setup having grown up through it and being here forever. I can’t imagine any manager coming in to the club immediately wanting to bin him off, so I wouldn’t get your hopes up that a change in manager would see him leave. Ole did at least seem more willing to exclude him though, until he ran out of squad options.