PAYBACK: Former Man Utd star Jesse Lingard was mocked by a rival as an opponent copied his celebration after scoring a late goal.
JESSE LINGARD was on the receiving end of some brutal trolling from a K League rival as his celebration was mocked.
Lingard, 31, netted an equaliser for FC Seoul in their match against Daejeon Hana Citizen.
Jesse Lingard scored an equaliser for Seoul FC
He celebrated by doing a dance known as the dooly
But his celebration was mocked and copied as Daejeon Hana Citizen scored a late winner
The former Manchester United star has hit some form recently for his team, with four goals in his last nine league games.
In each case prior to the latest match on Saturday, a Lingard goal had resulted in his team winning the game.
And he may have believed history would repeat itself when he hit the back of the net with a smart finish into the bottom left corner from just inside the area just after half-time.
Ever a player to create a memorable celebration, Lingard whipped out another remarkable routine in front of the home fans.
It came after Lingard promised to perform the dance – known as the dooly and based on a cartoon character – after appearing on a talk show.
However, the visiting team had the last laugh as Hyeon-ug Kim netted a late winner.
The 29-year-old then mocked Lingard by doing his own version of the dooly dance routine.
Fans were left stunned at the move, with one fan saying: “This is objectively hilarious.”
A second said: “Lingard never change.”
The result leaves FC Seoul in fifth place, still in the championship bracket due to being in the top half of the table.
The K League operates in the same way as the Scottish Premiership whereby the teams are split into championship and relegation rounds.
After Nottingham Forest declined to extend Lingard’s one-year contract in the summer of 2023, the player left without a club and traveled to South Korea in February of this year.
The former England international got off to a sluggish start in Asia and eventually needed surgery for a knee problem.
He departed Manchester United in 2022 and signed with Forest on a free transfer.
After progressing through the Red Devils academy system, Lingard earned 232 appearances for the first squad.
