Cantwell is vastly superior on the ball to Fred or McTominay. There was a time, a long time without question, when a player like Cantwell would be properly deemed not MUQ. But we've come to the point where we need to think about players like Cantwell now to shore up a woeful squad.
Don't get me wrong. We have magnificent names that grace the squad, but they rarely show up to the pitch and put in a proper shift. We need players who at the very least work hard and have some ability. Fred and McTominay work hard, but their ability is woeful. Pogba has magnificent ability, but it can't be said of him that he's a hard worker on the pitch -- or at least that he only works hard when he's up for it, which unfortunately is not often.