Wasn't sure and tbh mostly negative towards him but far play to the lad. His temperament and calmness was superb. I'd say a future Matic replacement.....
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Starting to think he's going to be very special.
Competent and assured performance from the boy today. Nothing better than seeing an academy product perform like this in a game against Liverpool at Old Trafford!
That was a proper CM display today.
I like to term that central midfield combination as Mactic
I still think he's overrated (see the man of the match shouts in here despite the fact that multiple players outperformed him) but he was very good today.
You couldn't ask for much more from him today anyway.
You couldn't ask for much more from him today anyway.
Fair play, he’s starting to convince me that he has it. It’s much more clear now what type of player he is and I think he’s shown that he’s comfortable in that role.
Pogba..
Pogba..
Fantastic game from him today! Absolutely fantastic!
So reliable again today. Playing like veterin....and to do it against the big teams too.
More of that and we'll have a very good midfield prospect on our hands and it'll take the pressure off the Carrick replacement to hit the ground running come the summer.
Absolutely brilliant job today.
Still has to learn a lot, but the signs are great. If we can mould him in Matic's frame, my goodness it'll be great.
Still has to learn a lot, but the signs are great. If we can mould him in Matic's frame, my goodness it'll be great.
My MOTM, excellent today.
He reminds me of a young Keane (stylistically), like I've said, and he's more impressive to me at this age in his breakthrough season than Fletcher was. People have to understand that he's going to have bad games and might have many for a couple of years, but he's only 21. CMs are usually 26+ when they're at their best, many of the elite level CMs can be 30. He has a lot to learn and long way to go but he could be really, really good.
Played very well, deserves to be a starter over Pogba at the moment.
How many times did he win the ball back?
Very mature performance from McTominay today. Particularly pleasing after he looked a little overawed at Palace.
Great game today. Don't remember him putting a foot wrong. Was a monster with interceptions in the first half, seemed to know where the Liverpool players were going before they went for it.
So ridiculously mature. To think, he only has about 20 appearances.
His best game
Yeah he will have some poor games but to show such maturity in a game like this suggests he has a big future.
I really, really like this player.
He's an intelligent guy as well when you hear him speak.
Mourinho has done so well with him.
He's an intelligent guy as well when you hear him speak.
Mourinho has done so well with him.
He was outstanding. MOTM.
Scott Maturitay.
He doesn't look phased at all.
In such a big game. Unbelievable. Compare that to another young player in Arnold today, its amazing.
In such a big game. Unbelievable. Compare that to another young player in Arnold today, its amazing.
Super game by the young man today! What a god send with all our injuries.
If that doesn't shut the doubters up, I despair. Composure beyond his years. People worrying about his ability to cope under Liverpool's press. I thought he was fantastic under pressure, particularly in the last 15 minutes or so. I know we've been talking about a Carrick replacement for years. Wouldn't it be brilliant if we found him in our youth ranks. He has a chance.
Excellent game, he played like a veteran out there.
Great defensive performance today. Tackled and intercepted all day.
Played like a fecking veteran today, experience way beyond his years. Such a clever player. Really starting to like him.
Great isnt it, watching that, kid coming through ranks, someone placing trust in him and see positive side of it not only negative when it comes to young player coming from academy. He might not get those chances at all if all were fit (so JM deserves praise for it) and maybe he might be dropped instant if suddenly all midfielders gets fit and that would be issue for me.
If you are good enough, you are old enough and not a way around.
If you are good enough, you are old enough and not a way around.
I thought he was brilliant today. Being Scottish obviously suits him.
Quite right.
Quite right.
He did what he was asked to and that is a kind of a player you must have in order to make a disciplined performance.
Very good today. Very important for our team balance as it gives our forwards more freedom.
Excellent game, our best player in possession along with Mata today. I like how he picks a pass, weight of pass, kinda reminds me of Keane in that aspect of his game.
Brilliant today - showed some real steel when it mattered.
Very matured performance. Showed great calmness on the ball and incredibly disciplined off of it. No wonder Mourinho trusts him.
Delighted for the lad today, after a dodgy game last week. In that pressure cooker environment, especially after they got a goal back, it must have been immensely hard to stay focussed and disciplined. But he looked right at home.
I love how he resembles Matic more and more every game. I don't always buy this 'Youngster A will learn so much playing and training with Veteran B' thing, but I think in this case you can actually see it on the pitch. The way he uses his body to shield certain spaces around the ball, the way he sometimes delays his touch long enough to reveal where the space is going to be, rather than just shifting it to where it is. Some mature decision-making too, which the crowd didn't always love but which repeatedly eased the tempo of the game in the second half and gave us breathing room.
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