Manchester United and Scotland boost as Scott McTominay returns

Scotland were given a boost as Manchester United brought Scott McTominay back into the fold away to Chelsea this weekend.

The midfielder has been a key player for club and country this season. He has scored seven goals for Manchester United this term but couldn’t add to his total in the 0-0 draw in London, where VAR controversy dominated the talking points again.

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The midfielder returned against Chelsea (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

For McTominay, he made it through 90 minutes which will please Steve Clarke ahead of the World Cup qualifiers next month. The midfielder was substituted after 60 minutes in the first leg of Manchester United’s Europa League tie with Real Sociedad last week.

He then missed the next two matches but returned to the XI away to Chelsea. McTominay has also missed matches through a stomach bug this month but now appears to be back to full health.

Fans of Manchester United have rated McTominay’s display against the Blues. The midfielder will be key to Steve Clarke’s plans in World Cup qualifying, where matches against Austria, Israel and Faroe Island will start the campaign.

Going to be thinking about the misplaced Bruno Fernandes and McTominay passes at the crucial moment. We really should have won this match. #MUFC #CHEMUN
— ryan from the square (@lil_ichiban14) February 28, 2021

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Maguire= poor
Lindelof= better today
Fernandez= poor
Rashford = poor
James = did ok
Shaw = Good
AWB= Good
Greenwood= did ok
Mctominay= looks injured/did ok
Fred = did ok
De Gea = very good#MUFC #CHEMUN
— Realquest77 (@realquest77) February 28, 2021

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FT thoughts as #mufc draw 0-0 with Chelsea:
– Little quality throughout
– Both sides content with point
– Fernandes, Rashford quiet
– James probably United's best attacker
– McTominay looked half-fit
– Fred decent after picking up a booking
– Second is as good as it'll get. pic.twitter.com/3EalEQFogu
— OldTraffordFaithful (@OTFaithful) February 28, 2021

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Draw fair result imo. Didn’t think it was a pen. Thought Maguire was excellent but nobody will agree because he cost 80m and has a big forehead. Fred and James also played well. McTominay a bit off pace but expected after injury. #CHEMUN
— Dean Goddard (@drobgod) February 28, 2021

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https://twitter.com/AlexRS1028/status/1366088465494990849

DM- Matic played well in a 3 with Pogba and Bruno end of last season & Mctominay is getting better. Could make do for a season if we can’t get nobody better.
RW-start Greenwood there and have a few options if we can’t get anyone else due to availability/funds.
— Paul Hume (@paul2412) February 26, 2021

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https://twitter.com/TraffordAnthony/status/1366097268672200707

Player ratings vs Chelsea
De Gea – 7
AWB – 8
Lindelof – 7
Maguire – 7
Shaw – 6
Fred – 8
Mctominay – 7
Bruno – 6
Rashford – 5
Greenwood – 7
James – 8
Not the worst result but would’ve loved a win, nice to see people going crazy even thought we were great today just didn’t score
— Daf Utd (@Daf_Utd) February 28, 2021

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Manchester United and Scotland boost as Scott McTominay returns