Joyful Scott McTominay — a title-chaser made and discarded by United
Almost from the moment that Scott McTominay pulled on the red jersey of Manchester United's first team, there was a perception of him as a certain type of player: humble, attentive, and above all, unfailingly obedient. In 2018, his breakthrough season under José Mourinho, a source told the Independent that he was 'an ideal blank canvas' to whom Mourinho 'can give specific tactical instructions that will be rigorously carried out'.
The next season, he was described in another report as 'a player whose greatest skill seems to be doing exactly what the manager tells him to do'. In 2021, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now in charge, another article quoted a dressing-room insider as saying: 'He follows instructions. He doesn't ask loads of questions but he's
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