Ex Man United Star Lingard Banned From Driving for Trying to Dupe Police With Fake Name

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Former Manchester Unitedmidfielder Jesse Lingard has been slapped with a six-month driving ban after he tried to dupe the police with a fake identity.

Lingard has not had it easy in terms of his football career, with the Englishman currently without a club after he was released by Nottingham Forest.

According to Goal, the Man United academy graduate has spent much of the summer jetting around the worldas he hunts for a new club.

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The 30-year-old endured a testing spell at the City Ground last term, with injury struggles limiting him to just 20 appearances across all competitions.

His on-pitch struggles have seemingly spilt over to off the pitch, with the ex-United ace now banned from the road for six months.

BBC Sportreports that Lingard was charged on Friday, July 28, with failing to provide details about the identity of the driver of his Range Rover after it was caught speeding in August 2022.

The former England international appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court to admit the offence at a brief hearing.

His representative argued that the football star was not driving his car at the time of the offence but missed a letter asking for