Melbourne City fought back to claim a 1-1 draw with hosts FC Seoul in the Asian Champions League Elite on Wednesday as the Australian side denied ex-England international Jesse Lingard a winning end to his two-year spell with the South Korean club.<\/p>\n
Lingard<\/a>, whose departure was confirmed earlier this \u200cweek, gave FC Seoul<\/a> the lead in the 31st minute \u200cbut substitute Takeshi Kanamori<\/a> levelled for the visitors with 16 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n “The most important thing is winning and we drew today,” said Lingard. “I felt like we should’ve won the game, but \u2060they could’ve won the game. It was a game of two \u200chalves.<\/p>\n “I’m happy and sad. These two years have been an \u200bamazing time for me, I’ve made friends forever and the fans have been amazing with me. It’s \u200dvery emotional but I’m ready for the next chapter.”<\/p>\n The former Manchester United forward put his side in front with \u200da cool first-time \u200cfinish from 12 yards out following an inch-perfect cross from the right touchline by Choi Jun.<\/p>\n But Kanamori fired a right-foot strike into the bottom corner of the FC Seoul \u2060goal in the 74th minute to extend Melbourne City<\/a>‘s unbeaten run in the competition to four matches.<\/p>\n