Wednesday, December 13
 

Jesse Lingard: 'There are no friends on the football pitch'

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard says that friendships will be forgotten when his side face Manchester City on Sunday.

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has said that friendships will be forgotten when his side face Manchester City on Sunday.

Lingard, who has enjoyed a solid run of form at the Old Trafford club recently, scored twice in last weekend's win over Arsenal at the Emirates.

The England man is friendly with City star Raheem Sterling off the pitch, but admits that he is not focusing on friendships ahead of the derby.

"You know quite a lot of [the City academy players] growing up, and through the England set-up as well," Lingard told United's matchday programme.

"I'm good friends with Raheem [Sterling] off the pitch. But when you're on the pitch, there are no friends and we're there to do a job and win the game.

"I am confident [for the match]. It's two great teams going out there and you don't know what the game is going to be like. We need to make sure that Manchester is red at the end of the day."

United are already eight points behind Pep Guardiola's City, who are yet to lose a Premier League game this term.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City17161051114049
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd17122337112638
3Chelsea17112431141735
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs1794429141531
5Liverpool1787234201431
6Burnley179441612431
7Arsenal1793530201030
8Leicester CityLeicester177552622426
9Watford176472629-322
10Everton176472129-822
11Southampton174671622-618
12Huddersfield TownHuddersfield175391229-1718
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton174581422-817
14Bournemouth174491520-516
15Stoke CityStoke174491936-1716
16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1743101626-1015
17West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom172871222-1014
18Crystal Palace173591228-1614
19West Ham UnitedWest Ham173591432-1814
20Swansea CitySwansea173311921-1212
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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City17161051114049
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd17122337112638
3Chelsea17112431141735
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs1794429141531
5Liverpool1787234201431
6Burnley179441612431
7Arsenal1793530201030
8Leicester CityLeicester177552622426
9Watford176472629-322
10Everton176472129-822
11Southampton174671622-618
12Huddersfield TownHuddersfield175391229-1718
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton174581422-817
14Bournemouth174491520-516
15Stoke CityStoke174491936-1716
16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1743101626-1015
17West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom172871222-1014
18Crystal Palace173591228-1614
19West Ham UnitedWest Ham173591432-1814
20Swansea CitySwansea173311921-1212
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