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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 49
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 6
- Status
Has to make this a regular thing, he's very capable of being a 10 goal a season man. Fantastic performance even without the goals, loved it when he was driving forward.
Depends if Solskjaer lets him play the box to box role more often. He had a lot more license to roam today.
I think it's safe to say when he plays it will most likely be with Fred. If so, he'll be the midfielder that has a bit more license to go to the edge of the box.
Best finisher at the club. Always said it. 
Perfection today! Quickly becoming one of my favourites in this squad. Will have a great future with us. Underated ball control whilst dribbling.
You'd hope so. For a while it did seem to be Fred who ventured forward more often but McTominay has a lot more in his locker, I hope we see more of that side of his game going forward.
What goes under the radar a lot is his ability to dribble with the ball. Great close control and feet for such a tall player. I don’t think he’s a great defensive midfielder simply due to the fact smaller more agile players can drift past him too easily. But he certainly looks very effective as a box to box midfielder.
I’m waiting for the post “I’m not his biggest fan but he was excellent today “
Not his biggest fan, far from it but wish the lad a speedy (groin) recovery.
His shooting technique is just really really good. Always hits the ball clean, with power and accuracy. Very similar to Carrick in that regard, just needs to work on his passing.
I think we've been asking for the wrong thing from him. He's not a good passer, so offensively if we ask him to simply distribute to the forwards, he's not going to look good. He's not going to produce incisive passes, recycle possession quickly or dictate a game. He's a pure box to box midfielder who we have been forcing into a holding role. He is very similar to Fred in that he is very good at hassling players, but isn't necessarily a great defensive player. Unlike Fred, he is good at attacking and as he showed to day has good technique, can drive with the ball, can make good runs from deep and can also shoot. He's a classic box to box player that thrives on " winning the midfield battle' with aerial duels and winning second balls, whilst also having the attacking skills to make attacking runs. He should be the player in midfield who is given the opportunity to join the attack rather than the player tasked with holding ( neither his positioning or passing make him good at this).
He'll give you the defensive work rate Pogba can't give but without the passing range. I feel he/Fred and VDB can compete for the same role. What we really need to do is identify and buy a player that would at worst be good at recycling possession whilst having the defensive skills ( positioning/tackling) and physicality ( Matic is too old now) to play with any of these players. At best we can get one who can actually dictate the tempo of the game.
Right mentality.
Loved his simple dribbling. That's what I like to see.
People keep saying he is nothing player, but oh boy, those people should be ashamed today.
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Another thing, Leed's Gungho mentality is just funny to watch. Just attempt a tackle in top level like that will make any pro player looking like a world class dribbler.
People keep saying he is nothing player, but oh boy, those people should be ashamed today.
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Another thing, Leed's Gungho mentality is just funny to watch. Just attempt a tackle in top level like that will make any pro player looking like a world class dribbler.
Typical that he had his best performance for us and now he is probably out for few weeks 
Pay attention to his technique for the first goal and his assist for James. He isn't just blindly hitting the ball, what he did was clean.
Fantastic performance! Well done!
Very good performance last night. Any news on his injury?
Squint and he looked like De Bruyne yesterday.
That is exactly right. He has shown how capable he is and has to perform at a consistent level.
Some of the derogatory comments made on this forum have been unfair. But his future could be very promising.
Ole said he didn’t know how long he’d be out for. He’s been good with injuries so fingers crossed, he’s a quick healer
Lother McTominay
Its easy to say it after that performance, but ive always been a fan of Scott, and always thought he looked better as a box-to-box sort of player. Genuinely believe he has the potential to be a proper player for us. He has the capability to chip in with goals when he is allowed to get forward, and he has always looked comfortable on the ball. Passing is probably his weakest area, but he can play a perfectly good simple passing game and leave it to the likes of Bruno to play the killer balls.
Would love us to sign a proper #6 to free him up to be a true #8 (with Bruno as the #10). That could be a tasty midfield.
Would love us to sign a proper #6 to free him up to be a true #8 (with Bruno as the #10). That could be a tasty midfield.
This was a rare match in which we kept our full-backs in defence, giving McTominay the licence to not only carry the ball forward but also continue into the Leeds penalty area, in the hope of getting on the end of through-balls or crosses, as he did for his 2nd goal.
It isn't realistic to expect him to get into the penalty area in open play if we push our full-backs high up the pitch to offer width to the attack, as it would leave our defence, which is already vulnerable against the counter-attack due to Maguire's lack of pace, horribly exposed.
The encouraging thing about McTominay is that he has improved significantly since becoming a first team player. Still a lot of aspects of his game that need developing; he is yet to score a header in the PL, he could do with building an understanding with one of the forwards so he could play a long ball over the top from time to time, similar to Lindelof's pass for Rashford's first goal against Sheffield United. He has to find a way to contribute more assists, more key passes.
Too much of the discussion in Scott's performance threads over the years has assumed that he will remain the player he was at the time of the post, that his limitations aged 22, will remain in place when he's in his mid to late 20s. Everything we know about him suggests that he is a relatively modest young man who works hard in training to become the best player he can possibly be. If Carrick or Matic offers advice, he tries to take it onboard. Of course there is a huge gap between knowing what to do in certain situations and actually being able to do it on a regular basis in matches at PL level.
Since the start of 2018/9 Paul Pogba has scored 15 PL goals for United (including 7 penalties) and has 12 assists in 4860 mins. McTominay has 8 goals + 2 assists in almost 3400 PL mins during the same time-frame. So if you ignore the penalties, Scott is down by about 4 goals/assists in 3400 mins on a pro-rata basis.
It isn't realistic to expect him to get into the penalty area in open play if we push our full-backs high up the pitch to offer width to the attack, as it would leave our defence, which is already vulnerable against the counter-attack due to Maguire's lack of pace, horribly exposed.
The encouraging thing about McTominay is that he has improved significantly since becoming a first team player. Still a lot of aspects of his game that need developing; he is yet to score a header in the PL, he could do with building an understanding with one of the forwards so he could play a long ball over the top from time to time, similar to Lindelof's pass for Rashford's first goal against Sheffield United. He has to find a way to contribute more assists, more key passes.
Too much of the discussion in Scott's performance threads over the years has assumed that he will remain the player he was at the time of the post, that his limitations aged 22, will remain in place when he's in his mid to late 20s. Everything we know about him suggests that he is a relatively modest young man who works hard in training to become the best player he can possibly be. If Carrick or Matic offers advice, he tries to take it onboard. Of course there is a huge gap between knowing what to do in certain situations and actually being able to do it on a regular basis in matches at PL level.
Since the start of 2018/9 Paul Pogba has scored 15 PL goals for United (including 7 penalties) and has 12 assists in 4860 mins. McTominay has 8 goals + 2 assists in almost 3400 PL mins during the same time-frame. So if you ignore the penalties, Scott is down by about 4 goals/assists in 3400 mins on a pro-rata basis.
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Nice breakdown dude!
Fred is most consistent but hopefully this performance is a spring board for Mct. Very happy to see fringe players grabbing the chance yesterday. James, as well since he’s been out of the starting line up for months.
Yeah when you're asking Scott to sit as the deepest player you're generally in trouble. The Arsenal game, when he was ostensibly the base of the diamond, the midfield was a complete mess due in no small part to Scott's poor positioning (stood more or less on Fred's feet) and his inability to get anything going with the ball from deep. Maybe that's a harsh example as the whole team were woeful, it's a different formation and he's actually done well deeper still for Scotland but for me he's much better further up in a kind of box to box role where he can dribble, drift wide when necessary and of course break into the box or provide an outlet on the edge of it when we're attacking.
I still question whether he has it in him to start in a quality Manchester United team challenging for honours but he definitely looks to have a role in this squad and I'm made up for him after yesterday's genuine MotM performance.
Yh exactly, I think trying to retrain him as a DM is a waste as well because he can be influential further forwards. I think yesterday you have to take with a pinch of salt as Leeds are so unique in how they play that he'll rarely get that much space however, there's no reason he shouldn't be making those kinds of runs into the box against other teams as well.
I think fans look at him and see a combative, physical guy who can press and has great stamina and just think he needs to be a DM but that's ironically where he's weakest.
Was having just one of those days. Even after the goals the ball just seemed to bounce or ping pong in to his path. Then that pass. No way whatsoever is he trying to pick out James. That’s going to Bruno at the back post all day long but when your luck is in it’s in. Excellent performance.
That first strike and the touch from the martial pass were sublime.
That first strike and the touch from the martial pass were sublime.
When he turns it on, he's pretty good eh... We just need to eke out an extra level of consistency in his game.
The first goal was a superb strike. It went like a bullet, his foot didn't follow through. He just hammered it and bang 
Great performance yesterday. On top of his excellently taken goals, the rest of his game was clean as he took very good care of the ball and his passing was crisp and on-point. Granted the individual quality of the opposition wasn't very high, he still had to execute at a high tempo and it was good to see. Let's hope he recovers quickly from the injury and keeps improving his game
Absolutely fantastic last night.
But what's funny about it is that in his best game ever in a United shirt he showed why he isnt really a DM even if we want him to be.
Sure he has the graft to be a DM but he doesn't have the passing ability from deep. Doesn't have the long balls, the switch of play or the between the lines passes.
He really is much more a box to box player. Thrived in the space Leeds left in their midfield.
Hope the injury is nothing, would be a shame from him to be out after that performance.
But what's funny about it is that in his best game ever in a United shirt he showed why he isnt really a DM even if we want him to be.
Sure he has the graft to be a DM but he doesn't have the passing ability from deep. Doesn't have the long balls, the switch of play or the between the lines passes.
He really is much more a box to box player. Thrived in the space Leeds left in their midfield.
Hope the injury is nothing, would be a shame from him to be out after that performance.
With that hairstyle I see a little bit of young Robert Webb in him.
Spot on. Being combative and having high work rate is not equal to a sitting DM like Carrick or Busquets or even Matic. You need a really good passer to play at that level. Obviously passing is McTs weakest part of game. Similar reason why someone like Kante can't play that role.
Popping up with the goods in bitter rival games. That 40 yarder v's City last season & incredible beast-mode brace yesterday v Leeds.
He will always be a specialist player for certain games. What annoys me about the caf, is when fans just say "we need to sell McTomminay cus he's never going to be good enough" - normally part of an agenda aimed at the hierarchy for not buying world class players every transfer window.
My response is this - he is good enough in a rotation, games like yesterday he was the best player on the park, other games he might not be as suited for it. Why on earth would we flog one of our own if he is good enough to play his part in the season? I would put my mortgage on McTomminay being in the squad every week if Fergie was in charge in 2020.
He will always be a specialist player for certain games. What annoys me about the caf, is when fans just say "we need to sell McTomminay cus he's never going to be good enough" - normally part of an agenda aimed at the hierarchy for not buying world class players every transfer window.
My response is this - he is good enough in a rotation, games like yesterday he was the best player on the park, other games he might not be as suited for it. Why on earth would we flog one of our own if he is good enough to play his part in the season? I would put my mortgage on McTomminay being in the squad every week if Fergie was in charge in 2020.
Glad he reads the caf and has taken on some of my constructive criticism. If he keeps playing to his potential he'll be transformational!
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