After the win against Sheffield United, Erik ten Hag can be satisfied with his decision to use his me𝚗.
When Casemiro was absent against Sheffield United, the top replacement options that Manchester United fans thought of were Mason Mount or Christian Eriksen. However, both of them sat on the bench, and the more surprising case was Mount in the context of the English rookie being very trusted by Erik ten Hag this season.
Playing alongside a combative Sofyan Amrabat is Scott McTominay, who was only a substitute for most of Ten Hag’s time at Old Trafford. However, recent developments show that the Dutch military leader is starting to have a different view of McTominay.
McTominay continued to score for Man Utd.
The fact that the former Ajax captain ranked the 1996-born midfielder as the starter against Sheffield still raises doubts. In fact, McTominay was unlucky enough to be the penalty giver for the away team, but in terms of аttаck, thereby helping Man Utd have an effective way to stop the goal, Ten Hag was right about using “chickens”. Carrington’s house.
A situation of entering the penalty area and the moment he swung his leg and volleyed the ball to open the score, McTominay continued to prove his destiny to score goals this season. Before that, the Scottish player scored twice to help the home team overcome Brentford. This means that in the last 2 appearances in the Premier League, McTominay opened fire 3 times. That is an achievement that Man Utd fans hope to see in Marcus Rashford or Rasmus Hojlund.
There is also an interesting statistic that shows McTominay’s luck. By the time he scored against Sheffield, the Man Utd midfielder had only spent 32 minutes playing for his parent club to score 3 goals. That achievement is 1 more goal than the previous two seasons after 54 appearances.
McTominay is creating a series of surprises. The flood of goals at Man Utd is right at the time this player explоded in the Scotland national team in the EURO 2024 qualifiers. With 6 goals, McTominay is Scotland’s top scorer. He is even among the top scorers when “sharing the tray” with famous assassins like Harry Kane, Erling Haaland or Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Scottish star can share the burden of Rashford and Hojlund.
Sky Sports commentator Jamie Redknapp said that McTominay is suitable for playing high up. Ten Hag may continue to consider applying a similar formula to his student. In the context of Rashford’s decline and Hojlund not being clear in every match, McTominay became another solution to find his way to the opponent’s goal.
With McTominay, Ten Hag found an effective second-line “puncҺ” for the Red Devils. The wind has turned for McTominay and he can strengthen his position after recent performances. At least for now, Ten Hag is right about the case of the player born in 1996, even if Man Utd faces the rιsk of poor defense in McTominay.