Ex-Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard was banned from the roads after his Range Rover broke the speed limit in Stretford.

Lingard, 30, was not the driver of the vehicle when it broke the speed limit last year but the player failed to tell the police who was.

The ex-Manchester United footballer, whose contract with Nottingham Forest came to an end two months ago, admitted the offence at the magistrates' court on July 28.

Frank Rogers, representing Lingard, explained the offence was a result of a letter to a permanent address in Altrincham rather than a temporary address in Nottingham.

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Mr Rogers said: "He was at the time of the speeding offence living in rented accommodation in Nottingham where he was then playing. 

"The documents went out to his permanent address in Altrincham.

"Mr Lingard accepted that the system in place at that time just was not good enough to protect him and deal with processing his mail.

"So when the speeding offence was committed in August last year in Stretford, Mr Lingard was in Nottingham. He was not the driver."

The court heard how Lingard received six points on his licence after two convictions for speeding in 2020.

He was banned from the roads for six months after he received another six points on his licence last week.

District Judge Jane Hamilton said: "Your licence will be endorsed with six penalty points. The six penalty points recorded against you in 2020 count so you are liable to be disqualified under the 'totting up' process.

"So you are disqualified for six months. This begins immediately."

Lingard was ordered to cover costs to a total of £1,460.

He made no comment as he left the magistrates' court. 

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.