Gary Neville says he is disappointed that Jesse Lingard did not leave Manchester United in the summer.
The England international thrived on loan at West Ham in the second half of last season.
And Neville believes the 28-year-old's career would have been better served with a move away from Old Trafford.
"I would actually have thought that a couple more players at Manchester United [would have left]. I’m disappointed for Jesse Lingard that he’s not left Manchester United," he told told Sky Sports.
"He’ll get a few games, he’ll get moments on the pitch, he’ll contribute, but I think he had something going at West Ham last year that meant Jesse Lingard in his own right was standing up as a really good player.
"To go back to being a squad player again I think, for me, is disappointing. I think you sometimes have to sort of fly the nest and go. I thought he’d already done that with what he did last year.
"So I think there’s two or three players that won’t get a lot of game time this year that could have joined Dan James [who joined Leeds] and really furthered their careers and got more football."
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