One reason for the absence of a formal response to Alcock’s challenge may have been different football codes being followed in Scotland at the time. Especially when they are being taught to model their games on the greats. And especially when they are asked to play in a non-English way. “I used to watch Iniesta a lot, new england shirt I liked him,” Lingard said. Lingard is a very good player now – not Iniesta yet, but who is? When Jesse Lingard was a skinny teenager in the Manchester United academy, held back because the other boys his age were always bigger, Rene Meulensteen always had high hopes for him.