Thursday 10 December 2015 10:44, UK
Jesse Lingard has urged his Manchester United team-mates to ignore the criticism and focus on the rest of the season after crashing out of the Champions League.
United departed the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday and manager Louis van Gaal was heavily criticised for a perceived negative playing style.
But Lingard told the club's website: "Playing for Manchester United comes with a lot of pressure.
"If you're out of a competition, you're going to get critics, they're going to start saying stuff. We've got to rise above that as a team, move on and concentrate on the next game."
United are fourth in the Premier League table behind Manchester City on goal difference and visit 17th-placed Bournemouth on Saturday.
Van Gaal's men have struggled for fluency all season, scoring 20 goals in 15 Premier League matches - the joint lowest in the top seven along with Crystal Palace - and have struggled to finish off chances.
Midfielder Juan Mata is United's top scorer in the league with four goals, followed by youngster Anthony Marital on three. Captain Wayne Rooney and winger Memphis Depay have scored two apiece.
But Lingard insists there is no need to panic.
"We just need to stay positive," he said. "We're creating a lot of chances, we're just lacking that end product. But we're working on it and hopefully that will come in the next game.
"Obviously we're disappointed as a whole group and we've got to move on."
