The Man United midfielder plays as a midfielder. At the club, he is often deployed by coach Mourinho as a right winger. The right winger position is also a strength of David Beckham, who used to be at both Man United and the Premier League.
The legendary David Beckham No. 7 jersey was presented to Lingard by coach Gareth Southgate at the 2018 World Cup. The Man United midfielder is a player with high expectations for the three Lions' young stars in Russia.
Lingard is a product of the Man United training center. He impressed for the first team in the Premier League under coach Louis van Gaal. After the Special One arrived at Old Trafford, Lingard continued to be an important factor in the Red Devils squad and grew more and more mature.
In addition, coach Gareth Southgate also gave captain Harry Kane the No. 9 shirt and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford will wear the No. 1 shirt. Pickford will be England's starting goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup.
Also in the striker position, Jamie Vardy has the same number of players as Marcus Rashford at Man United. Meanwhile, the number 10 that Rooney left behind was given to Sterling.
The No. 8 shirt was given to Jordan Henderson in midfield and Dele Alli had the No. 20 shirt. Henderson is expected to shine like Steven Gerrard before in both Liverpool and England. However, it seems that the shadow of his senior is too big for this midfielder to reach the threshold even though he is mature. The 2018 World Cup is a tournament for Henderson to affirm his talent.
The England international will focus on preparing for the friendly match against Costa Rica at Elland Road in Leeds (taking place at 2:00 a.m. on June 8). After that, the whole team will move to Russia to start participating in the 2018 World Cup. DT Anh will have the opening match against Cambodia at 1:00 a.m. on June 19 (Vietnam time).
