SadlerMUFC
Thinks for himself
In fairness, I did say "heading towards".
It's a hypothetical one, but his evolution was such that yes, I think he would've hit Roy Keane levels.
One game in that season against Arsenal sticks our. He was bossing the entire Arsenal midfield. I Wouldn't be surprised if they had two priests, a young one and an old one, waiting in the changing room at full time.
It's a shame that his illness struck him down when it did.
We've seen games where McTominay also bosses the midfield. They are few and far between but in those games (Leeds last year comes to mind) he wasn't playing as a #6. He was playing as a #8.
Look...I don't think McTominay is the second coming of any of our former greats. I just think he's a decent squad player and that the biggest problem is that people are judging him based on him playing a position that doesn't suit him as he is not, and never will be a good DM. We've seen how good Fred has been lately playing further up the field in the #8. Unfortunately for McT, he's still stuck trying to play DM and he just can't do it. Matic should start every single game for the rest of the season...