Scott McTominay earns Man United goal hero nickname as midfielder ally has no doubts over Old Trafford credentials
John Carver had a wry smile and a twinkle in his eye this weekend at the realisation that his fellow Englishmen have finally cottoned onto the fact that Scott McTominay is a player.
Hell, maybe even McTominay’s club manager Eric Ten Hag has got the message in the wake of the midfielder potentially saving his job with the two injury time goals that turned a 1-0 win for Brentford into a 2-1 victory for the Reds at Old Trafford. McTominay has been nothing short of sensational for Scotland in the epic Euro 2024 campaign that could be capped off on Thursday night with qualification if Steve Clarke’s men get a point in Spain or Norway fail to beat Cyprus.
The Manchester United man’s double against the Spanish at Hampden in March were two of the six goals he has plundered in this group that has seen maximum points taken from the first five games. Yet, despite McTominay lighting up the international stage, his club tried to flog him in the summer and when that didn’t happen, his Dutch boss has stuck him on the bench for most of the season before turning to him in his hour of need near the end of the Brentford game on Saturday.
Two goals from the 26-year-old meant that McTominay joined the Scotland squad on Sunday night with a spring in his step and Clarke’s assistant Carver reckons that can be only good for his team’s prospects on Thursday night.
He said: “When he came in yesterday, I just called over to him: ‘Here’s the goalscoring McTominay’. He’s had a tough time lately and he deserves the credit.
“I’ll be honest, I’m surprised he hasn’t been in the Manchester Utd team, but I don’t manage that team. I’m looking from the outside. But it shows you the type of character Scott is. He could have easily thrown his toys out the pram
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