Fan footage caught the moment that the cameras missed - the United midfielder's impromptu homage to the King of Pop after his goal against Arsenal in their FA Cup fourth round win
JESSE LINGARD doesn’t only know how to dance around defences – he can pull off a few nifty moves in celebration, too.
The midfielder’s latest performance was a Michael Jackson-style moonwalk after scoring for Manchester United during their 3-1 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup last night.
And while the TV cameras managed to miss Lingard’s moves, an enterprising fan has captured their full glory and posted them to social media for posterity.
The player’s impromptu homage to Jacko came after his 33rd-minute strike which put United 2-0 up at the Emirates.
Cameras stayed on Romelu Lukaku, who provided the pass which set up the goal, but fortunately Twitter user Shaq Conway had his smartphone pointed at Lingard.
He posted the video to the social media site with the caption: “My boy’s got no manners!”
It’s becoming a habit for Lingard - last season he performed the 'Milly Rock' dance celebration after scoring twice at Arsenal’s ground.
And the 26-year-old later posted a picture of himself mid-moonwalk to Instagram – in which the location of the shot was given as ‘dancefloor’.
It was a cheeky shot across the bows of Arsenal fans, who were unimpressed when Lingard got into an altercation with supporters.
TV footage seems to show a coin being thrown at the England star from within the crowd, during a touchline set-to between both sides’ players.
Lingard, who had already been booked, was substituted not long after the incident, but United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was quick to praise the player post-match.
The Norwegian said: “Jesse is a big-game player, he’s shown that for England, shown that for us. He always pops up with goals - Jesse is someone we never, never hesitate to put in a Man United team.”
