Ex-Man Utd star Jesse Lingard arrives at court after ‘giving cops fake name when he was caught speeding in Range Rover’

FORMER Man Utd star Jesse Lingard has arrived at court accused of giving police a fake name when he was caught speeding.

The midfielder, 30, was allegedly caught on a speed camera in his Range Rover on the A56 in Trafford last year.

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Lingard is then accused of giving police the the name of a man who “doesn’t exist” along with an address which is “believed to be a car park” when he received a speeding notice at his home.

He today arrived at Manchester Magistrates’ Court charged with failing to provide information about who was driving his vehicle.

Lingard allegedly gave a name and address linked to a so-called “NIP farm”, where crooks help drivers evade motoring offences by providing false driver details.

The ex-England star had received a letter at his home in Altrincham from Greater Manchester Police as he was the registered keeper of the car.

Around two weeks later, they received information the person driving was named George Bolt, who lived at an address in Oldham, it is alleged.

The court heard George Bolt was written to and no response was received.

Mike Arden, prosecuting, said: “That’s not a surprise because he doesn’t exist.

“We’re quite certain about that.”

Lingard is currently a free agent after his contract at Nottingham Forest came to an end.

He played 20 times for the Premier League club last season, scoring just two goals.

The midfielder spent 20 years at his boyhood club Man Utd where he made 232 appearances.

During his stint with the team, Lingard won the FA Cup and Europa Cup.

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