Scott McTominay laughs off suggestions he was ‘bullying’ Alejandro Garnacho when kicking his hat away during Manchester United training session
12/23/2022 03:56 AM
Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has cleared up an incident between him and Alejandro Garnacho. In November, a video surfaced of the Red Devils academy graduate snatching Garnacho’s woolly hat from his head and kicking it away in training whilst Man United were preparing for a Europa League clash with Real Sociedad. The footage shows McTominay eyeing up the youngster’s hat before swiping it off his headtwitter:@footballdaily Before walking awaytwitter:@footballdaily And then booting it into the distancetwitter:@footballdaily The 26-year-old, though, has laughed off any claims he was bullying his teenage teammate. McTominay insisted it was simply a bit of banter between him and the Argentina starlet. “I had a lot of people saying that was bullying!” he told The Athletic. “That was just a bit of a joke. But he needs to keep his feet on the ground and keep working hard and he can be one hell of a footballer.” The midfielder also complimented the 18-year-old winger and the potential he has. It was McTominay who set up Marcus Rashford’s delicious goal against Burnley in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, as the Red Devils saw off the Clarets 2-0 to go through to the quarter-finals. Most read in Football classic 'Man City vs Liverpool never disappoints' - Pep's men edge past Reds in thriller DRAW When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw? Start time, TV channel, ball numbers costly Benfica set whopping asking price for Man United and Liverpool target Fernandez POOR Alli decline continues as he's substituted after 29 minutes against Turkish minnows HILARIOUS Giroud provides funny reply to Cummings after claims he didn't speak English WRONG Arsenal and West Ham disallowed goals among six 'incorrect' VAR decisions this season McTominay is looking to find a regular spot in Ten Hag’s starting XIGetty The Scot was reintroduced into Erik ten Hag’s starting XI after first choice defensive midfielder Casemiro – who took his spot after he arrived at the start of the season – slotted in at centre-back to help cover for Man United’s absent defenders. But McTominay doesn’t plan to lose his place in the team when Harry Maguire and co return, explaining prior to the game how he plans to impress Ten Hag. He said: “I like scoring goals and being in the box, but I like the other side of it too. McTominay will be wanting to prove to Ten Hag he deserves to get a regular start in the starting XIGetty “I like a bit of everything, the horrible side of the game. I need to start doing it all. He [Ten Hag] likes to fill the box with players. He wants players in the box ready to score goals. “If you don’t have enough players in the box you never are going to score goals, because a striker can’t beat four players by himself.” Manchester United next face Nottingham Forest in their return to the Premier League season on Tuesday night – which you can listen to live on talkSPORT. Scott McTominay may have a personal vendetta with hats pic.twitter.com/xFt85yG2fI— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 2, 2022 talkSPORT BET OFFER OF THE DAY Get up to £25 in free bets + 25 free spins* – CLAIM HERE 18+ New customers only. Opt in, bet up to £25 (min. £10) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. Get up to £25 in free bets on selected events + 25 Free Spins on D10S Maradona slot. Bonuses expire in 7 days. Card payments only. T&Cs apply, see below. begambleaware.org | Please gamble responsibly SEE ALL FREE BETS HERE
