By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline
Published: 12:12 BST, 23 June 2019 | Updated: 12:37 BST, 23 June 2019
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Gary Neville has come to the defence of Manchester United star Jesse Lingard, after the midfielder came under fire for a controversial video posted to social media.
Lingard took to Snapchat where he shared a video of his hotel in Miami Beach, along with team-mates Marcus Rashford, Ro-Shaun Williams and their friend Jamal Branker. The latter was seen face down and gyrating with a pillow for comical effect.
Lingard immediately came under criticism for the tasteless act, though Neville has backed the 26-year-old by insisting United do not have role models.
Gary Neville has come to the defence of under-fire Manchester United star Jesse Lingard
Jesse Linagard posted a crude video in which his friend was simulating sex in their hotel room
'When I was playing, you always had three groups - the guardians, the middle group and the younger ones,' said Neville during a Soccer Science conference inside Manchester's Hotel Football.
'Manchester United doesn't have the guardians now. Absolutely not, no. There are some good professionals, Juan Mata for instance, Ander Herrera, when he was there, and Scott McTominay - you can see he's a good lad and wants to play
