Simon Jordan Branded Bitter Over Hateful Comments About Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard has been defended, after Simon Jordan brutally ripped into the former Manchester United star for 'flushing' his career and wasting three years.

That move didn't work out as he was denied any significant first team football by either Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Ralf Rangnick, and left when his contract expired.

However, former Aston Villa captain Gabby Agbonlahor has now stuck up for the winger, saying that Jordan is bitter, and said Lingard has had an 'amazing' career.

"That annoyed me when I heard that," Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT, of his colleagues words.

"I feel Simon can be quite bitter, he reminds me of a bitter owner who you try to negotiate a contract with and they’re like, ‘get out, you’re not having that’, but you’ve got to go with the times.

"Yes, at the moment he needs to lower his wage demands. What he’s asking for, clubs won’t pay, because he’s had a season without playing much football. So yes he needs better advice on that. 

"But to say he’s only going to be remembered for his TikToks sounds a bit bitter to me.

"I’d rather Jesse Lingard do TikTok videos than coming out of the pub like the players did in the 1980s and 90s, drunk. If this is how he wants to spend his spare time, going on his TikTok and having a bit of fun with his friends, good for him.

"I think you might look at his social media and think that’s what he’s doing all day, but he’s probably only doing it for an hour after training, and he might be training in the morning, afternoon, working hard all the time.

"I feel sometimes Simon can be a bit bitter about what sort of money these players are earning. Maybe they’re richer than him, and he can’t handle that."

The former Birmingham City loanee was previously linked with a return to the London Stadium this summer, whilst Everton were also said to be in the frame.

The former Derby County manager is now back at DC United, where he played towards the end of his career, as their new boss.