McTominay for the Ballon d’Or? That tells me a lot about Man Utd ...Middle East

In a powerful way, McTominay joins the imminent arrival of Benjamin Sesko as a badge of honour for United fans desperate to cling to and propagate United’s big club aura. Like Bryan Mbeumo before him, Sesko eschewed the overtures of Newcastle United for the fallen house of Glazer. Tick.

McTominay’s role in Napoli’s fourth Scudetto already earned him Serie A’s player of the season (MVP) award.

It is true that McTominay has flourished on the Neapolitan Riviera, embracing the locale, the language and culture enthusiastically. While not quite in the Diego Maradona class of icon, the tifosi have taken the Scot to heart, giving back in equal measure the love he has shown them.

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The clear tactical change under Antonio Conte was to unleash McTominay as an attacking force rather than the defensive midfielder he was at United. His goal return of 12 in 34 comfortably surpasses the 19 he scored in 178 Premier League appearances.

It is also the case that the quality of players across Serie A is not what it is in the Premier League, where McTominay failed to impose himself in the same emphatic way. The intensity, tactical awareness and technical demands are percentage points greater in the Premier League, ultimately placing a ceiling on McTominay’s effectiveness.

He could never be faulted for effort, however, a quality that endeared him rapidly to Napoli supporters. Significantly, eight of his 12 goals broke the deadlock in matches, setting the agenda, creating a unique bond with fans and triggering a second nickname; apribottiglie, the bottle opener. He now has cause to crack another, an unlikely A-lister at the age of 28.

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