5 England players who should be given a chance at the World Cup

#3 – Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard has been in the form of his life recently

Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard has been a man on the periphery for club and country in the last couple of seasons, with many fans claiming he’s only been called up for England due to the club that he represents. But this season, something seems to have clicked with Lingard, and he’s been in the form of his life recently. He’s scored eleven goals in all competitions this season – more than he’s ever scored before - and more than Dele Alli has thus far too.

While it’d be hard to call for a place in the starting line-up for Lingard due to the almost telepathic relationship between Alli and England’s clear-cut top striker Harry Kane, a place in the World Cup squad could definitely be warranted for the United attacker. Alli and Raheem Sterling seem like guaranteed squad members, but outside of that, the attacking midfield berths seem quite open.

Adam Lallana and Ross Barkley have seen injuries restrict them to minimum playing time thus far this season and Marcus Rashford could be included in the squad as a striker, which means Lingard simply has to be in the running for a seat on the plane. The only drawback could be United’s signing of Alexis Sanchez, as Lingard suddenly may find his starting place gone. But if he keeps up his current form then he must go to Russia.