A high-profile name whose Nottingham Forest arrival came with an all-singing, all-dancing announcement video meant there was always going to be much expectation around Jesse Lingard.
No sooner had he plumped for a move to the City Ground, with the Reds beating West Ham United to his signature, then every pundit going chimed in with their opinion. Not all of them particularly complimentary.
In recent weeks, however, much of that outside noise has stopped. After a slow start to life Trentside, prior to the World Cup break Lingard had really started to show what he is all about.
