Herrera: Van Gaal not as tough as he looks

They are fourth on the table after 12 league matches this term, trailing leaders Manchester City and Arsenal by two points.

Manager Louis van Gaal has always been one to give the youth side a chance and Lingard has expressed his desire to play week in week out for United.

And whilst the 23-year-old might not have been well known outside of Old Trafford before this season, his breakthrough comes as no shock to England Under-21s head coach Gareth Southgate. “They have good players at United, so I’m sure they will do well”. I am convinced about that but we have to do our work and we have to improve. I am convinced it will happen.

“You have to be patient but, of course, during that you have to win, you have to get results and you have to score”.

The 25-year-old has proven his worth to United once again this season with a string of impressive performances, and he has expressed his happiness at the club where he says he feels “loved” by the Old Trafford faithful.

‘We met him past year and I had the feeling he’d be up for the craic – he’s very warm, very affable and he speaks to everyone, ‘ Doyle told the Irish Independent.

Chicharito, who was clocked as the fastest moving individual player at the 2010 World Cup has been peripatetic due to his desire to find first team football; wherever that may be.

The United manager later suggested De Gea himself had intimated he’d rather not play amid speculation of a move to the Bernabeu.

Sheringham wrote his name into United folklore after setting them on their way to winning the 1999 Champions League crown with a stoppage-time equaliser against Bayern Munich in Barcelona – which was one third of their iconic treble. However, with his family back in Madrid, you certainly couldn’t blame David for leaving. Jesse Lingard is slowly serving as competition for Juan Mata on the right wing, while the coach continues to weigh options for the left back and has also listed Saido Mane and Antoine Greizman as potential transfer targets.

“We’re in the entertainment business”. United in the past have been all about being exciting.