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Scott McTominay responds to Manchester United midfield criticism & Frenkie de Jong arrival

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Scott McTominay responds to Manchester United midfield criticism & Frenkie de Jong arrival

Scott McTominay has mentioned Manchester United’s midfield in size throughout the membership’s pre-season tour this week.

For a number of years now, it has been clear that United’s midfield is just not on the degree required to compete with the likes of Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool.

And after Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic left the membership on the finish of June, the Crimson Devils’ engine room ranks are actually brief on each numbers, in addition to high quality.

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When requested concerning the criticism United’s midfield has obtained in current instances, the aforementioned McTominay had the next to say:

“After all there’s going to be criticism wherever you go in soccer,” the Scottish worldwide informed reporters in Melbourne. “There’s criticism in every single place throughout the sector.

“Clearly we’ve simply misplaced two midfielders so we’re going to should most likely… it’s lower than who we signal or to debate something like that so…”

When quizzed on the doable arrival of Frenkie de Jong this summer time, in the meantime, McTominay remained coy, however insisted any new signing can be welcomed.

He added: “I’ve bought no feedback on new gamers who’re coming in. There’s going to be possibly 4, 5, six different guys who come into the soccer membership, so I can’t touch upon who’s coming in or what personnel is coming. It’s not my enterprise to try this.

“I do know that no matter lads are available we’ll completely give our greatest to ensure that they really feel welcome, and clearly it’ll assist us push in the direction of being a greater group, which I’m certain they may do.”

Ought to De Jong certainly be a part of United, it may see McTominay’s sport time decreased significantly.