Where did I say he was our starry number 7? Infact I actually mentioned how poor he was at times for us.
An impact at a 'much higher level'
I think there might be just a hint of exaggeration there. But if stats are your game then why didn't you include champions league and qualifiers, why didn't you mention key passes and chances created, because Depay beats Lingard in that department. Infact when looking at impact statistically going forward, their 'attacking score' combines everything and yup, you guessed it Depay trumps him again.
But I digress, my point wasn't about how well Depay had played (in fact my original point was to the contrary) it's that Depay has an xfactor that Lingard doesn't, however poor Depay has been in a game he can still win it for you in a moment of brilliance. I've been saying for a good while he's a confidence player and that when he does something wrong it'd exaggerated. But he needs to up his game considerably to be a United regular, I just beleive he needs game time and proper player management to do that.