A
controversial video posted by Jesse Lingard during his holiday with Marcus
Rashford has been called a "mistake" by the Manchester United striker. Fans seeing the
video, in which the star boasted
of his room's views and a friend's "shagging".
While some saw it as
a case of
'boys will be boys', others branded it arrogant and classless.
Both players are in pre-season
training on their tour in Australia.
And Rashford, who appeared in
the clip, played down the 'mistake'.
He told reporters on
Wednesday: “From what I saw of it, people have to understand, he was
enjoying his holiday.
"It was a mistake but
there is not much more I can say about that.”
In the video, Lingard, 26,
toured his Miami hotel suite while remarking that he had "seen a lot of
s*** in this room, a lot of f***ing s***".
He then snapped teammate
Rashford before passing through the room of friend Jamal Branker, who was
pretending to have sex on his bed.
The United star joked:
"Look at the f***ing views, look at the f***ing views man! F*** off!
"Right, Rash, I give this
and my room a four out of five.
"Now on to Jamal. Shagging
there as per! Probably shagging his own hand under that bed. Shagging
pillows."
It was later claimed Lingard only wanted to save
the Snapchat clip rather than publish it online.
Some defended him, noting that
his film was "mild for a lads' holiday".
But others saw it as typical of
modern footballers' arrogance.
One commented: "Making
yourself look an even bigger b***end and your club a laughing stock."
Another saw it as:
"Embarrassing, players like McTominay might not be world beaters, but I
would rather see him out training rather than these clowns bragging about their
view!"
