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Alex Milne

Jesse Lingard names Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick moment as integral in his Man Utd career

Manchester United attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard has named the side's FA Cup win in 2016 as his favourite memory during his time at the club.

Lingard, who made his senior debut for the Red Devils in 2014, has been criticised recently for a drop in form, and he has not scored or created an assist in the Premier League since 2018.

The 27-year-old was arguably at his best during the 2015-16 campaign, and he scored the winner as United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 after extra-time in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

Speaking to the club's official website, Lingard revealed that day was his favourite in a United shirt up until now, and said part of what made it special for him was the fact that it saw more senior players such as Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick win the historic competition for the first time.

Jesse Lingard celebrates scoring the winning goal against Crystal Palace (Action Images via Reuters)

"There are a lot of great memories - especially the FA Cup, but the European one (the Europa League in 2017) was brilliant as well," Lingard said.

"That team was quite young and a lot of us had never won the FA Cup or a trophy. Wazza [Wayne Rooney] and Carrers [Michael Carrick] had never won it before that. It was important for them to win it and important for us, as young lads, to win the first trophy for the club, to get that winning feeling.

Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick lift the trophy (Getty)

"When you do, you get that hunger to go on and win more trophies. It was a mixture of everything, the atmosphere was crazy that day at Wembley. It couldn't have been a better day for us."

It remains to be seen if Lingard can put an end to his patchy performances when football returns, with United battling to finish in the Champions League qualification spots as they sit just three points behind fourth placed Chelsea.

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