Casemiro is United's only specialist defensive midfielder and Ten Hag started last season with Scott McTominay holding the fort until United were steamrollered by Manchester City in a 6-3 thrashing in October.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-live-27551892

Celtic skipper Callum McGregor and Man Utd’s Scott McTominay scored the goals last night as Scotland beat Georgia at Hampden Park.

Source: https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/football/when-can-scotland-officially-qualify-for-euro-2024-finals-what-steve-clarkes-men-still-need-to-reach-germany-4190907

Did somebody forget Scott McTominay?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/oct/28/wolves-v-newcastle-united-premier-league-live-score-updates

Eriksen sends a free kick directly to the far post, and Jarnacho puts the ball away from McTominay.

Source: https://www.thecherawchronicle.com/live-fulham-man-united-then-there-was-no-early-lead-for-the-visitors-mctominays-goal-disallowed-foreign-football/

Fulham 0 Man Utd 1 (McTominay 8) The lunging Palhinha trips Fernandes, a tackle that might have brought a yellow card.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/11/04/fulham-vs-manchester-united-premier-league-live-score/

Harry Maguire, Dean Henderson and Anthony Elanga join McTominay, Fred and Van de Beek in the shop window.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1789608/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Casemiro

He has identified McTominay and is ready to open talks over a potential deal with United.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-transfer-news-live-27466003

In come Sergio Reguilon, Rasmus Hojlund and Scott McTominay.

Source: https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/23793996.manchester-united-v-brighton-confirmed-team-news/?ref=rss

It’s thought Erik ten Hag prefers to keep hold of the younger Scott McTominay at age 26.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-fred-mourinho-transfer-27236382

It was believed that youngsters such as Fred, Scott McTominay and Zidane Iqbal could step in while Eriksen is sidelined.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1728693/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Marcel-Sabitzer-Bayern-Munich-Chelsea-deadline-day

It wasn't to be, however, with McTominay and the majority of his team-mates struggling to deal with a confident and impressive boss Erik ten Hag and club legend Gary Neville both saw their predictions about the player fall flat too.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mctominays-bruno-plan-abandoned-after-26618797

Jack tired, and it was only when the fresh legs of McTominay were introduced that Scotland took a grip of the game once again.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/sport/23412475.scotland-3-cyprus-0-instant-reaction-burning-issues/?ref=rss

McTominay came through the academy as a striker but he’s developed into a box-to-box midfielder.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/21/scott-mctominay-told-hes-free-to-leave-manchester-united-with-newcastle-and-west-ham-interested-18990216/

McTominay has also suffered a minor injury, meaning Fred and deadline day signing are the only senior central midfielders in United’s squad for the next few domestic matches as they attempt to get back into the title race.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/07/manchester-united-scott-mctominay-fred-told-to-stand-up-earn-their-money-18238652/

On Monday, the managr said he was “optimistic” both McTominay and Martinez would be ready for the game.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-xi-vs-bournemouth-predicted-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-2023-premier-league-b1050316.html

Ryan Jack of Rangers and Scott McTominay of Manchester United have, it is fair to say, done rather well in his absence.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23427944.rangers-loan-will-help-scotland-misfit-billy-gilmour-get-back-track/?ref=rss

Scott McTominay kept up his unlikely run of scoring to help Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, solidifying the team’s spot in the Champions League qualification positions.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2023-04-08/mctominay-scores-again-rashford-injured-in-man-united-win

Scott McTominay, who has been out for three weeks through injury, is about to come on.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/feb/19/manchester-united-v-leicester-city-premier-league-live

Sofyan Amrabat dropped deep by stationing himself in front of the box, with and Scott McTominay further forward.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12870283/MARTIN-KEOWN-Jurgen-Klopp-Liverpool-Manchester-United-Erik-ten-Hag.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Ten Hag's last throw of the dice, sending McTominay on with the remit of causing chaos in the Brentford box, ultimately paid off, but there must be a major reset for United going forward.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/man-utd-brentford-ten-hag-31135328