Former Manchester United player Jesse Lingard given six-month driving ban

Former Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard leaves Manchester Magistrates’ Court (Martin Rickett/PA)

Former Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £900 (€1,050), after failing to provide details to identify the driver of his Range Rover caught speeding by police.

Lingard, 30, whose contract with Nottingham Forest ended in June, appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court to admit the offence during a brief hearing.