You can play 387 times for United and still be called a squad player.
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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?
He was a striker in the youth teams. Mourinho threw him into the team at cm and cb purely because of his height.
We probably see him as DM next match 
Think it's obvious his best stuff is closer to the opposition box
Think it's obvious his best stuff is closer to the opposition box
John O’Shea played more than that, and he’s pretty much the definition of the term
There’s this vid on YouTube of Mctominay playing as a striker. Surprisingly good too when he was younger. Quite like Kane in some ways. Makes you wonder watching it if we messed up a potentially very good striker by putting him in midfield. How finishing is brilliant at times. The touch to score his first yesterday too was lovely.
Those 2 crazy McT wums got banned before they could have their moment of glory 
There were reports that there was little faith among his coaches that he would make it to the first team. The issue back then was the same as it is now. He did some of the basics well, but he lacked the full kit of raw materials to become a mainstay at any position on the pitch. They were actually caught by surprise when Mourinho promoted him. I remember reading somewhere that he didn't play much in the under-18s, and only when he got a big growth spurt did they try him up front for the under-23s.
Scott has always been at his best when he's allowed to get into the box, not surprised at all.
I knew you’d come my side
"Scottish."
He'd walk into West Ham's team currently so can do better than mid table.
Not sure how long is left on his deal but you can tell from his interview he wants to stay at Man. United as long as possible "been here since I was 5...." etc.
He'll start ahead of Casemiro for the next couple of games. More effective option than Mount in the 8 role also.
Ha, well his name couldn't get more Scottish if it was Jock McTaggart!"Scottish."
His accent and upbringing can't.
I couldn't love him more after yesterday. In fact, I've started work on his statue. What do you think so far ?
Recalled the period when McT played Casemiro role around this time a year ago. He was incredible for a couple of games or so
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What we saw yesterday is exactly what he's good at. If you're chasing the game and need to throw bodies into the box against a big physical team that's defending very deep, then a big physical specimen like Mctominay is very useful. He's not a midfielder good enough for a club with ambitions to compete for the league and neither does he have the attributes to play as a striker.
McT will always hold a place in my heart for that goal against City in the pissing down rain to put the game to bed. Maybe EtH can convert him to a center forward?
The issue here is that he's not good at tracking back in case of a counter, I think it happened with Brighton. He needs to improve that side of his game.
Yeah right, he isnt better than kudus, paqueta, nor is he better than alvarez or ward prowse.
Some proper hiding from the ball yesterday.
Soucek still starts the majority of games for them. That's the closest in terms of profile in that midfield area.
Only 7 touches! Shocking stuff.
I like him as a squad player, but he serves a very limited function. Someone said a bit like throwing the dice with Fellaini in the last 20 minutes or so to give us something different. I think that's it really, he doesn't work as a starter when he hides from the ball (which he does) and he's not good enough to play higher up the pitch instead of the others we have. But for Schmeichel now to come out and put the boot into ETH for looking to sell McTominay in the summer is pathetic. He should know the financial limitations we have and the bloated squad we are carrying.
I mean at this point, why the hell not try it at least since we're so starved of goals.
Soucek is also a higher goalscoring midfielder who is better in the deeper areas than mctom. Hard to imagine McTom would start over Alvarez who they signed in the summer from ajax
Does he start in our next game based on his goalscoring heroics?
He's an incredible finisher and it's just sad that every other area of his game is Championship standard.
Reported to earn 60K per week. I don’t understand why the hell people here are so mad because we can’t move him out!
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Weghorst no 10 despite never placed there before. Bruno was played as no 8, on left and right wing. Shaw left side center back. Lindelof midfield. McTominay was started as no 10 (moved back to DM in second half) last season away to Newcastle. Sancho started as no 10 against Barcelona at home. This pre season Sancho was used as no 9.
If anything ETH is a bit hipster with his out of position experiment. McTominay up top for some reason is being not considered, even when it's obvious that McTominay is a greater menace in the box with some mean finishing to boost than someone like Weghorst.
Scott’s introduction in to the first team was influenced by SAF who told Mourinho he deserved a chance.
I tell you what, he sure has a nose for goal.
Him hiding in games only adds to his dangerousness as a CF. Opponents didn't know he was playing and them boom, he appeared out of nowhere and scored a flying header. Opponents looked at him walking, thought he's not a danger and then boom, full sprint and smashed it into the top corner.
Butt played those games over 12 or 13 seasons.
Be interesting to know how many he started, he made almost half as many appearances for Newcastle in half the time.
Delighted he scored the 2 goals. But he has been pretty much a nailed on starter for 5 seasons now, even Danny Murphy was saying on MOTD he should start more... off the back of 2 late goals.. totally ignoring the previous 5 years of mediocrity he's served up.
Especially when the other player in his position is Roy Keane.
Did his bit in what will arguably be the best United squad we'll see in our lifetime, I'm sure he'll take that.
I don't really think Soucek is that good nowadays compared to when he first turned up at West Ham. Just 2 prem goals last season and 5 the previous season.
Pretty sure there was an issue with him wanting a contract extension aswell which wasn't granted and he'll be 29 in a few months so feels like a smart upgrade for West Ham if McTominay wants to move there given he's younger and would have similar attacking output.
Bit harsh on mid table. They've finished 6th and 7th in two of the last three seasons. Poor last year domestically but of course won in europe and that gives them another crack at the europa league and possibly CL qualification.
Would be a far better move for him than going to Palace or Fulham where 10th is the height of ambitions and not doing much in the cups either.
Play him and casemiro upfront, our top scorers.
Ah but over the last 5 seasons their average position is... drum roll please... 10th!
Well 10.6 but that is a less interesting reveal...
An accurate summary. It's actually extremely hard to build a team that will make the most of his qualities, while hiding his deficiencies (unless you're the Scotland manager, up against the might of Cyprus)
If he's ok with being a squad player then he's a great attacking option on the bench. And we've been desperately short of them for ages.