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Ex-Man Utd star Jesse Lingard scores first goal in nearly THREE YEARS from penalty spot in South Korea

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FORMER Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has scored his first goal in nearly three years.

The midfielder scored a penalty in the South Korean side FC Seoul’s 2-0 victory over Gangwon on Wednesday.

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Jesse Lingard has scored his first goal in nearly three years[/caption]
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The midfielder scored a penalty in FC Seoul’s 2-0 victory over Gangwon on Wednesday[/caption]
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Lingard moved to the South Korean side in February[/caption]
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His last competitve league goal was in September 2021[/caption]

Lingard finally ended his goal drought during Seoul’s second K League 1 victory in four days.

The 31-year-old converted the spot-kick to give his side the lead in the 56th minute before team-mate Ryu Jae-moon secured the second.

This was the former Red Devils star’s 10th appearance for Seoul after he arrived at the club on a free transfer in February.

Despite the 67,000-capacity Seoul World Cup Stadium barely being half-full the crowds cheering certainly headed after Lingard’s ball hit the back of the net.

Fireworks also went off behind the goal as Lingard celebrated with his team-mates.

Prior to Wednesday’s triumph, Lingard had not bagged a competitive league goal since September 2021 when scored the late winner for United away at West Ham.

The former England man had a stellar loan spell at the Hammers smashing nine goals in 16 Premier League games.

He then went on to spend the 2022-23 season at Nottingham Forest.

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Lingard scored two goals for Forest – against Tottenham and Blackburn – but both came in the EFL Cup.

And his first goal for Seoul came nearly six years after he scored for England in a 6-1 win over Panama at the 2016 FIFA World Cup.

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    Lingard made 32 caps for the Three Lions between 2016-21 and scored six goals.

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