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Published 11:23 7 Apr 2017 BST
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"He has good intelligence which, when combined with his energy and ability, makes for a player with a great future ahead of him. "Jesse is a popular member of the squad and I am delighted he has signed a new contract."
But the significant raise left many United supporters questioning what the winger had done to warrant such a boost to his bank account.
ESPN's Mark Ogden made the split among supporters roughly 70/30, with the majority of fans unhappy about the deal for Lingard.
And when Ogden pointed out that the player, who has made 70 appearances for the Red Devils, divided opinion, United legend Gary Neville felt it necessary to back the youngster.
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Neville came up through United's famous Class of '92 so he would be expected to defend homegrown Manchester United players but his argument does make sense that nobody should be criticising Lingard for simply accepting more money.
Anyone would.
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