Manchester United walked out of Jan Breydel Stadium with a draw, but fans believe that some things could have been done to walk away with the win ahead of next week's return leg.
The game kicked off and the hosts made the most out of their home-field advantage, which wa transformed into a one-goal lead thanks to Emmanuel Dennis' goal. Then, Anthony Martial leveled the game before the halftime break.
Nevertheless, fans slammed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's selection, and they chose to pin most of the blame on Jesse Lingard, who had a subpar performance, according to most of the team's supporters and experts.
The midfielder completed the game with only two tackles and an pass success rate of 87%, which may not seem as bad as it looks. But when you consider that opposing goalkeeper Simon Mignolet completed 82% of his passes, Lingard's numbers don't seem to be as impressive.
Fans understood that his contribution to the team was not what they expected, and some of them demanded Solskjaer to stop giving him the chance to play.
Here are some of the comments aimed at Lingard.
Club Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet now has the same assists (1) as Jesse Lingard has in all competitions this season...#BRUMUN pic.twitter.com/oA6hph9mQQ
— The Sportsman Bet (@TheSportsmanBet) February 20, 2020
Martial now has 20 G/A in 28 games... Playing with Lingard. World Class. pic.twitter.com/mWLR3gQUTE
— jj. (@jn3ka) February 20, 2020
Manchester United really allowed Jesse Lingard to make 200 appearances for them. I'm in tears bro lmao https://t.co/Lyr8RaHCLI
— Aubazettes (@Aubazettes) February 20, 2020
When I see @JesseLingard on the pitch pic.twitter.com/yaMedYahHb
— I AM THAT IAM (@ernestanozie) February 20, 2020
How can lingard still be starting in this team #MUFC pic.twitter.com/kLkrA2RWMS
— Wayne's World (@abdurrahman_aos) February 20, 2020
Mata put in a shift in the end, but a lack of quality from Andreas & Lingard on the night. I think both will be sold in the summer. Neither are good enough. They'll be part of the squad recycling process. They've had enough chances to impress. Decent players, but not for #MUFC
— Rob Blanchette (@_Rob_B) February 20, 2020
Jesse Lingard is dropping ANOTHER 0/10 performance and Ole keeps him on for 90 minutes.
— Scott Ley (@ScottLey3) February 20, 2020
Don't NONE of you Ole In try and defend him tonight