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Man Utd loanee Jesse Lingard named West Ham's Emile Heskey by Paul Merson
West Ham loanee Jesse Lingard the “midfield Emile Heskey” in a surprise comparison.Lingard, 28, once again got himself on the scoresheet in the 3-3 draw with Arsenal on Sunday.The Manchester United man now has seven goals or assists since moving to West Ham on loan at the end of January, a Premier League high for that period.Lingard was yet to play a league game at Old Trafford this season, thus prompting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to let him go temporarily.And following his call up for England once again, Merson insists that his numbers don’t always represent his contribution to the team, much like how Heskey used to play as a target man up front."I'm a big fan of him and I think he was the best signing on deadline day,” he said on Sky