Jesse Lingard showed his true colours to leave Antonio Conte red-faced with anger.
The ex-England international added to the Italian’s growing frustration with a goal and an assist as the City Ground finally discovered what all the fuss was about. Lingard’s arrival had been greeted as a statement signing during the summer as Forest beat West Ham to his signature.
But the former Manchester United man hasn’t been able to even nail down a regular starting spot for himself as Steven Cooper’s Reds struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League. Given his chance last night, however, he took it with both hands.
