McTominay insists he DOESN'T take being benched by Erik ten Hag 'personally'

Scott McTominay says he doesn't take being benched personally as he can still take centre stage after his matchwinning display at Aston Villa.

McTominay was sent on at Villa Park as a second-half substitute in place of Marcus Rashford with the score level at 1-1.

Then, with four minutes remaining, the Scot headed in Diogo Dalot's brilliant cross for his seventh Premier League goal of the season, the most by any Manchester United player.

McTominay has not started in the league since December 23 away at West Ham but he is unconcerned whether he starts or finishes matches.

'I feel like as long as I'm fit and healthy I can come onto the pitch and perform,' McTominay told Sky Sports.

'I don't take it personally, I just want to come in and try and do the best I can for this. Long may it continue.'

McTominay's match-winning contribution is nothing new, with four of his seven goals coming from the bench.

That, for former United midfielder Paul Scholes, is invaluable as United show there is more to their side than just the starting XI.

'Scott McTominay's not a regular starter, he hasn't been for some time, but he makes sure he's ready when he comes on,' Scholes told Premier League Productions.

'He can get up and down and he's shown he can score goals.

'It's important the squad are ready, the bench need to be ready to come on and affect games and Scott has been valuable this season.'

McTominay has shown for Scotland how much of a goal threat he can be playing further forward and his contribution for United this season has offered Ten Hag solutions when seeking a goal in game.

'Scott [McTominay] is great. He can score many goals. He's always coming into positions to score goals,' Ten Hag said.

'We had problems, it was too much like a tennis