Scott McTominay has reportedly claimed there is no obvious “excuse” for why some players have improved after leaving Manchester United.
The Scotland international is one of many stars who have thrived since cutting connections with the Premier League giants at Old Trafford, having won the Serie A title with Napoli.
The Red Devils’ renowned academy system produced the 29-year-old midfielder. McTominay went on to make 255 appearances for United after Jose Mourinho gave him his big break. He won the League Cup and FA Cup and also netted 29 goals for the club.
Alongside McTominay at Napoli this season, Rasmus Hojlund has scored seven goals, so he is not the only player with ties to United who has been playing well lately.
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While Antony, who was an £85 million ($114 million) failure at Old Trafford, has become a cult hero with Real Betis, Marcus Rashford is also having a fresh start at Barcelona.
McTominay Speaks On Players Excelling After Leaving Man United
Quizzed by CBS Sports on why so many of those that stagnated in Manchester have burst into life elsewhere, McTominay said: “It’s too easy of an excuse to say, ‘Oh they left Man United and now they’re doing well.’ In my last year, I did well – I scored 10 goals and we won a trophy.
“With Marcus, obviously there were different issues which might have transpired that we won’t go into.
“However, Marcus is a top player and he’s always been a top player, he’s one of the club legends, he’s scored so many goals for Man United, done so many great things.
“Because the spotlight is directly on you, it makes it seem a lot worse in my opinion.
“Obviously, when players go away and they play more games, they’re going to have an increase in confidence and feel better about themselves rather than playing less minutes at Man United for example.
But when you are at Man United, you have to earn those minutes like Bruno Fernandes, who has done incredible.”
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