Antonio Conte has “unleashed” Scott McTominay. The Scotsman has a freer role and a lot of space to work, which suits the Scottish “duracell rabbit” perfectly. On Saturday, we got to see what a Man United supporter describes as a brand new McTominay. The “Martin Ødegaard pass” from the Scot never came at Old Trafford, it is grumbled.
McTominay had been wearing the red United shirt for 22 years, when he was dumped on the transfer market this summer for £25 million. At Napoli and Conte, the 28-year-old has sparkled from the start.
In November, Gazzetta dello Sport reported “the whole” Napoli already loved the Scotsman, with his new nickname “McTotally”. All in, always running. Against Udinese on Saturday, McTominay lived up to the nickname, it was Romelu Lukaku’s preparation for a goal that left a United supporter gaping.
