What Man United Fans Are Saying About McTominay’s Performance vs Barcelona

Despite facing a 1-0 defeat on the night, Manchester United were far from poor against Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie.

The visitors bagged an early goal after Luke Shaw deflected a Luis Suarez header into his own net, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men fought back expertly, keeping the Catalans on their toes for the rest of the game.

While Barca did enjoy a majority of the possession, the Red Devils were quite impressive in the middle of the park, with Fred and Scott McTominay dominating the proceedings.

McTominay was especially singled out after the full-time whistle, with fans and pundits alike hailing the shift the 22-year-old put in against one of the best teams in the world.

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The Scottish youngster well and truly stood out in a midfield that consisted of the likes of Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, and even Paul Pogba, which sums up the manner in which he played on Wednesday night.

McTominay won all the tackles and aerial dues he attempted throughout the game, whilst also passing the ball well and taking on the opposition defenders fearlessly.

Naturally, the world of Twitter too, had a lot to say about their youngster’s man of the match performance.

Here are some of the best reactions from the social networking website:

Scott McTominay vs. Barcelona:

100% defensive aerials won
100% tackles won
80% pass accuracy
5 ball recoveries
3 fouls in middle third
2/3 take-ons

[@StatmanDave] #MUFC pic.twitter.com/Z8weSxMf2G

— MUFC Scoop (@MUFCScoop) April 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/RedorDead07/status/1116084499702603776

Scott McTominay and Fred both brilliant again. Excelled against PSG and now Barcelona. They are the future. Easier to understand why #MUFC prepared to allow Ander Herrera to leave.

— Sam Pilger (@sampilger) April 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/RedDevilBible/status/1116082794667696131

https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1116083497184239623

https://twitter.com/TheManUtdWay/status/1116083369316687872

https://twitter.com/PeoplesPerson_/status/1116083103997542400

https://twitter.com/ManUtds_News/status/1116082620868091904

Best game Fred and McTominay had for United. With Matic being poor and Herrera gone, that's good news for next season.

— Lucas Sposito (@LucasSposito_) April 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1116086072591691777

McTominay good tonight, never in awe of the stellar names lined up against him, never hid, tireless in his pressing and always looking to be positive in possession. #MUNBAR

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) April 10, 2019

The huge plus in defeat for Manchester United was the performance of Scott McTominay. Mature and perfectly at home in a game of such significance. Excellent.

— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) April 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1116087225744351232