Garth Crooks has raved about West Ham United attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard on BBC Sport.
The former Tottenham Hotspur forward, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, believes that Manchester United could regret letting Lingard leave on loan.
The 28-year-old, who can also operate as a winger, joined the Hammers on loan from United in the January transfer window.
The England international played well for the Hammers in their 3-0 win against Sheffield United at the London Stadium in the Premier League last night.
Some West Ham fans were impressed, and so was Crooks, who has said that United could regret letting Lingard leave on loan.
Crooks wrote about Lingard on BBC Sport: “The way Jesse Lingard is playing for West Ham at the moment brings into question the wisdom of Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to let him go to east London on loan in the first place.
“David Moyes will know only too well from his own days at Old Trafford what the lad is capable of and plays him in a role that suits the England international perfectly.
“When he’s on form, and he is at the moment, his ability to transition the play from defence into attack is as good as I’ve seen from any player and he demonstrated it beautifully against Sheffield United.
“Of course Manchester United have Bruno Fernandes to do that but should anything happen to him they could regret letting Lingard go out.”
Flourishing at West Ham United
Lingard is a good attacking player who worked with West Ham manager David Moyes at United and is now starting to flourish.
Bruno Fernandes is one of the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League, and Lingard would have been just a squad player at United for the rest of the season.
One cannot expect a footballer not to play for months and then come on and make an impact.
Lingard needed to play regularly to show what he is capable of, and he is doing that now at West Ham.
According to WhoScored, the 28-year-old has scored two goals in three league games for the Hammers.
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