News about Scott McTominay

Shortly after Kylian Mbappe had departed the scene to join Real Madrid earlier this summer, Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique was asked to assess the strength of those who remained under his command in the French capital. With a squad that would be the envy of managers across Europe, Enrique wasn't short of top talents to discuss. But one name immediately sprung to mind. Vitinha. A little twinkle-toed magician in central midfield whom Enrique declared had been PSG's best player last season, even with Mbappe in the team.

Sky Bet are offering three Price Boosts for tonight's Nations League clash at Hampden Park - as odds-on favourites Portugal clash with sizeable outsiders Scotland. The boosts include Scott McTominay to have 1+ shots on target at 1/1, Ronaldo to win 3+ fouls at 11/2, and Ronaldo to score a header at 6/1. McTominay had two shots on target the last time he faced Portugal, while Ronaldo won three fouls in his last game. Additionally, Ronaldo has scored just shy of 150 headed goals across club and international competition throughout his career to date.

Over these past few weeks with Manchester United, there has been a feeling with Bruno Fernandes that the red mist could fall at any given moment. In what has been a turbulent start to the season at Old Trafford, Fernandes has been sent off twice in his last three games. Granted, his red card against Tottenham was subsequently overturned. As for his dismissal in a Europa League clash with Porto? Well, the less said the better.

Scott McTominay opened the scoring after just 25 seconds in Napoli's game at home to Como on Friday afternoon in southern Italy.  After receiving the ball from former Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku, McTominay showed impressive control before finishing well. The 27-year-old was jubilant as he celebrated after finding the net against a Como team managed by Cesc Fabregas on their return to Italy's top flight.

There is a Price Boost on offer as part of Sky Bet's Player Stat Accas market for selected Serie A, Ligue 1 and Championship fixtures taking place tonight.  The bet is for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Jobe Bellingham and Scott McTominay to each commit two or more fouls. The odds for that particular boost have been enhanced from 16/1 to 22/1.

Turkgucu Munchen have never had to concern themselves with being mistaken for one of the more established footballing institutions in the Bavarian capital. Formed only 15 years ago, the club has occasionally threatened to climb to the second tier of German football without ever quite getting there. After filing for insolvency a couple of seasons back, they returned to the obscurity of regional leagues. Never the subject of back-page headlines in Bild, this is the way they like it.

Scott McTominay scored the first goal of his Napoli career on Thursday night in a 5-0 victory over Palermo in the Coppa Italia. This was only the 27-year-old Scotland midfielder's third appearance for Napoli since he joined from Manchester United for £25.7million last month. His goal arrived in the 77th minute following an assist by one of his former United team-mates.

The midfielder takes home a note each day from training instructing him what he can and cannot eat. McTominay, 27, joined Napoli for £25.7million this summer and ended his 22-year association with Manchester United. In southwest Italy he is under the tutelage of Antonio Conte and it has been a fine jaunt so far, with Napoli sitting second in Serie A.

Manchester United fans taking a morning stroll down Marine Parade this weekend en route to St Mary's can be forgiven if memories of one particular visit come flooding back. It has been, almost exactly, 12 years since a recently-signed Robin van Persie, who arrived that summer for £29million from Arsenal, produced a match-winning hat-trick to secure a 3-2 win. He missed a penalty, too. It could have been four on the day for the Dutchman, who was carrying the goalscoring load in the absence of an injured Wayne Rooney.

Steve Clarke insisted Scotland had no reason to beat themselves up despite succumbing to a Cristiano Ronaldo sucker punch in Portugal. The five-time Ballon D'Or winner claimed the 901st goal of his career with an 88th-minute winner as the Scots slid to a 2-1 Nations League defeat. Scott McTominay had silenced the home crowd with a stunning header after seven minutes - his tenth goal in his last 17 internationals.Keeper Angus Gunn allowed a long-range equaliser from Bruno Fernandes to squirm through his grasp early in the second half and, although he atoned with a series of fine stops, he was beaten by Ronaldo after the Portuguese captain came off the bench at half-time.

A video of the fight has been widely shared on social media showing two grown men wrestling in the stands while punches are thrown. One of the men gets topless after his jumper is dragged over his head, while his assailant ends up on all fours on the stairway as shocked onlookers look on aghast. The scrap is eventually broken up after stewards and fellow fans attempt to restore calm to the unedifying scenes. The shocking display comes after the Tartan Army were widely praised for their good-natured support earlier this summer when they made headlines while abroad in Germany for the Euros, despite the brutal exit Scotland had at the tournament.

Steve Clarke last night refused to single out Grant Hanley after the defender conceded the stoppage-time penalty which continued Scotland's woeful run of results. Two goals down to Poland in the opening game of their Nations League group, the Scots dragged themselves back into the match with second-half strikes from Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay. Pushing for their first ever win over the Poles in a competitive fixture, Hanley hauled down Nicola Zalewski to gift the visitors their second penalty of the game in the sixth minute of added time.

That Scotland didn't deserve to lose this game offered no real consolation in the end. The statistics now show that the national team have won just one of their last 13 games and find themselves in the midst of their longest winless run at home since 2008. The last victory of any description came in a friendly clash against Gibraltar.

International football returns this week - and for those who will be watching closely - Sky Bet have a Price Boost on offer for selected UEFA Nations League fixtures taking place on Thursday. The boost - which has been enhanced from 11/1 to an eye-catching 16/1 - requires Granit Xhaka, Marc Cucurella and Scott McTominay to each commit two or more fouls. If you're interested in the boost - Xhaka's Switzerland are away against Denmark, Cucurella's Spain take on Serbia in Belgrade, and McTominay's Scotland host Poland.

Manchester United's deputy football director, Andy O'Boyle (right), is set to leave the club after spending two-years in his position at Old Trafford, according to reports. The Northern Irishman originally started his coaching career at United, working with the youth team for a brief spell in 2006 before later taking up stints at Wrexham, Coventry, Liverpool and England's Under-21 side.

INSIDE THE MAN UNITED CAMP, BY CHRIS WHEELER: On the way into the boardroom at Old Trafford, there is a Manchester United opus bound in red leather lying on a table. On this occasion, the pages are open at an old interview with Ruud van Nistelrooy featuring a photo of the Dutchman shortly after he joined in 2001. Cynics might go so far as to suspect that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the people he has put in charge of the club have been doing their research in case they have to sack Erik ten Hag and replace him with Van Nistelrooy, who returned to Old Trafford as assistant manager this summer.

IAN LADYMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Liverpool made light work of rivals Manchester United as Arne Slot's men made a statement at Old Trafford. Luis Diaz bagged a brace before Mo Salah sealed the 3-0 victory on Sunday. The Reds made it three wins from three under their new manager while Erik ten Hag finds himself back under pressure. 

Marcus Rashford posted a heartfelt farewell message to Scott McTominay on Instagram after the midfielder left Manchester United to join Napoli on deadline day. McTominay sealed his £25.7m move to the Italian giants, ending his 22-year association with United. McTominay and Rashford came through the United academy together before breaking into the first team, and Rashford made reference to this in his Instagram post on Friday night.

United have been amongst Europe's biggest movers and shakers in the market with five new stars making their way through the doors at Old Trafford while also selling a host of first-team stars. Manchester United opted to keep two players who were the subject of loan interest from Real Betis.

Napoli have completed the signing of Billy Gilmour from Brighton. The Serie A side will pay an initial £12.5m plus performance-based add-ons, with Brighton retaining a sell-on percentage. Gilmour has signed a five-year deal at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Scott McTominay has completed a £25.7million move to Napoli, ending his 22 year association with Manchester United. McTominay, 27,  has spent his entire club career to date at Old Trafford, having first become involved with the United youth system aged five. The midfielder, who made his Red Devils debut in 2017, racked up 255 appearances in total for the club and never even spent time away on loan.

IAN LADYMAN: They say loyalty is a diminishing entity in football and that is just as well because it doesn't get you anywhere. Take Scott McTominay's case. The Manchester United midfielder has not been pushed out of Old Trafford this summer, but equally he knew he was no longer required. So despite being at the club since he was five and being a stabilising influence during the rocky years of Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag, he is now packing his bags for Naples.

SIMON JORDAN: In recent times there has been a confected outrage directed at the transfer policies being exhibited at certain clubs. I've found it faintly ridiculous listening to people mortally offended whenever a club sells one of its homegrown players. A theme of this transfer window has been Scott McTominay (left), Conor Gallagher (centre, left), Emile Smith Rowe (right) and other graduates heading for the exit. To those complaining, I get the whiff of double-standards. If owners built a side predominantly made up of academy players because that was their want, they'd be considered as not having a lot of ambition. If they sell their academy players instead, it's a club that has no soul and destroying the future of these bright young things. Sending them somewhere else to play rather than the place they supposedly love because they'd been there so long. I've heard it all now!

CHRIS WHEELER: The brutal cost-cutting under Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues with long-serving matchday programme editor-in-chief Ian McLeish one of the latest victims. McLeish, who also edited the club's official magazine Inside United, has been in the job for 18 years since he began in in 2006. It's understood that chief content officer Ian Nolan is staying as part of the restructuring. McLeish's exit is one of 250 redundancies being made by Ineos to save money and streamline the business following Ratcliffe's £1.3billion investment.