Manchester United star Jesse Lingard says that he tries to ignore critics of his game on social media.
Lingard has used social media to his advantage by collecting a cult following, especially among younger supporters.
But as his performances in the first team have dwindled during the past 12 to 18 months, he has come in for some devastating criticism as well.
But the England star says he does his best to ignore those comments.
He told United's official podcast: "There are a lot of things on social media, with people saying nasty things. You can't get drawn into all that stuff.
"I don't read that stuff, I don't read papers. That's why it's tough for young footballers coming through now, they're so attracted to social media and what people are saying about them, they don't actually know how good they are themselves. For me, I just don't read anything online.
"When I first got into the first team I started reading things like that, but now I still don't read it if it's going well.
"One person can hate you and one person can love you, that's just life. You have to get on with it. We've got to play in front of 75,000 people every week. At United, it's the biggest club in the world, so you get criticised either way. For us as players, we've just got to get on with it and be thick-skinned.
"I love football. I love training, I love playing, I love the fans, the stadiums. I love everything about football. For me, I'm an out-and-out footballer."
