Jesse Lingard Was Attacked by Supporters, Manchester United Undergo Investigation

DBasia.news –  Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard was treated unfavorably by supporters after the Red Devils victory over Derby County in the fifth round of FA Cup match. Hearing the news, the club will not remain silent.

Quoted from the BBC report, Saturday (07/03) a number of supporters issued a verbal abuse to Lingard when he was about to enter the team bus after the match at Pride Park Stadium. The scolding was addressed to Lingard regarding his deteriorating appearance.

In fact Lingard did experience a decrease in performance this season. In the last season, Lingard only scored five goals and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions. Whereas this season, from 20 matches in the Premier League, Lingard was unable to score goals and assists.

This is what angered United supporters. Anger was also shown by supporters in the world of social media. Lingard became a trending topic on Twitter after the match against Derby.

Could not accept the treatment from a number of unscrupulous supporters. Manchester United reported will conduct an investigation related to the verbal fan attacks on the 27 years old player.

Manchester local media reports said that the management of the Red Devils will work with Derby County to investigate fans who carried out verbal attacks on Lingard.

If the investigation finds the fact that the fans who carried out the attack were United supporters, the management would impose strict sanctions.