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Old Trafford aura has helped confidence grow - Man Utd winger Lingard

Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard says that the aura of Old Trafford has helped him with his confidence during the past 12 months.

The 23-year-old, who was promoted to the United first-team by former manager Louis van Gaal, has now scored in FA Cup and Community Shield finals at Wembley for United.

When asked about what he learned during his time with the first team, Lingard feels that dealing with playing at the Theatre of Dreams has helped prepare him for big matches at the FA's headquarters in London as well.

He told manutd.com of why he has improved: "I think confidence.

"After a few games, if you're not scoring, your confidence can drop a bit but the players around me were great at helping me keeping that confidence up. To be able to come on and make a difference in the FA Cup final was very special.

"I think it's the confidence thing again.

"There was always that aura about Old Trafford and playing in front of the fans in a massive stadium, which I used to think about.

"As a younger player, your first few games are always going to be nervy but my confidence grew the more I played there."

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