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Jesse Lingard says Man Utd cannot drop another point in pursuit of Man City

Manchester United's Jesse Lingard (left) celebrates after scoring his side's first goal of the game with team-mate Romelu Lukaku during the Premier League
Image: Jesse Lingard believes Manchester United need to keep 100 percent record for rest of campaign to catch Manchester City

Jesse Lingard admits Manchester United may have to win every game to beat Manchester City to the Premier League title.

The England international conceded they cannot afford to slip up with Jose Mourinho's men sitting 11 points behind runaway leaders City in the Premier League table.

Lingard scored in Sunday's 2-1 win at West Brom to close the gap but believes second-placed United are likely to need a 100 percent record for the rest of the campaign to win the title.

Jesse Lingard celebrates scoring Manchester United's third goal against Arsenal
Image: The England international has adopted a new central role under manager Jose Mourinho

He said: "Probably but we will take each game as it comes. We'll concentrate on the next and see where we are at the end of the season.

"With the squad, we have got we have to always believe in each game. Some games we will play badly and win and sometimes we will play good and lose so it's one of those haphazards of football.

"I think any other season we would be top with the points we have so as long as we keep winning games that's the most important thing and we will see where we are."

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Lingard - who has scored seven goals for United this season - is now playing a more central role alongside striker Romelu Lukaku, and the 25-year old claims he wants more appearances on the scoresheet during the rest of the campaign.

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He said: "Yeah, obviously 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.

"Playing centrally I think 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 get the bits off him.

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"Obviously playing further forward you are going to get more goals and create chances so to play there with Romelu we are getting that understanding now and chipping in together."

Manchester United travel to Bristol City on Wednesday for the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, live on Sky Sports Football.

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