Lingard may only be 25 but he says he has a trio of Manchester United young guns under his wing at Old Trafford.

The first is 21-year-old academy graduate Scott McTominay, who has broken into the Red Devils first team squad under Jose Mourinho.

So impressed has the United boss been by McTominay, he has handed him a new four-year deal with the club.

Lingard says Axel Tuanzebe, 20, is another of the players he looks out for while Marcus Rashford completes the three.

Lingard said: “Obviously, I look after the other ones – Scott [McTominay], Axel [Tuanzebe], Rash [Marcus Rashford]. I have just got to keep working hard on the training pitch.

“I think you have got to help them. I think it's always hard for a young lad coming through. For the likes of Scott who has done well when he has come in, Axel also, it's just keep working hard in training and it will eventually pay off.”

Lingard scored his seventh goal of the season as Manchester United downed West Brom 2-1 on Sunday.

The England international has been playing behind Romelu Lukaku and he says from his new central position means he can have more of an impact on the game.

Lingard added: “Obviously playing further forward you are going to get more goals and create chances also, so to play there with Romelu [Lukaku] means we are getting that understanding now and chipping in [with goals] together.

“I [played there] when I was younger and, when I got into the Reserves side, I played more on the left or the right for my development, but eventually moved inside again.

“I think [playing centrally] you get on the ball a lot more and you can make things happen more and you can obviously play closer to the main striker and feed off him.

“I'm hungry for more goals and any way I can help the team - assists, goals - and to win the game is the most important thing.”