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Sir Alex Ferguson 'believed' in Jesse Lingard and thought he would make it big... but, after a string of controversies, being abused by his own fans and being left on the sidelines, his career is at a crossroads as West Ham loan spell looms

Manchester United are known for developing stars in their famous academy system and Jesse Lingard was once regarded as one of their successful graduates.

United's current squad is littered with academy stars, but each of them comes with a different back-story. Scott McTominay is learning his trade after breaking into the first-team under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while Marcus Rashford burst onto the scene in 2016.

Lingard, much like his team-mates, has an extensive backstory to his eventful life at Manchester United, but that time has come for him to either move on or prove his worth after his career at the club has stalled.