Ex-Man Utd star Jesse Lingard shares fitness update as he steps up remarkable recovery from knee surgery

Lingard, who made a shock move to Seoul in February, underwent surgery on his meniscus in his knee last month but it seems the 31-year-old is already back in contention to play for the South Korean side this weekend.

In an Instagram post, the former Manchester United and West Ham player uploaded several photos of him back in training and wrote: "Ready for the game tomorrow ⚡️⚡️⚡️🚀🚀🚀 @fcseoul."

Despite finally ending his lengthy spell without a club, following his release by Nottingham Forest nearly a year ago, Lingard has been repeatedly criticised by FC Seoul boss Kim Gi-dong. The ex-West Ham loanee has been called out for his lack of effort and to date he has played just three times for the K League 1 side. The England international will hope he can turn things around quickly.

Seoul, who sit eighth in the league after 12 matches, host second from bottom Daegu on Sunday. Lingard will hope to get some game time in this upcoming encounter.