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#2) Scott McTominay, the lone shining light in a midfield that sorely lacks creativity

Manchester United’s attacking woes are very well known at this point. However, there midfield has been equally poor for them this season. Your strikers can only provide you with goals as long as you feed them a healthy dose of quality passes that set up potential scoring chances.

Scott McTominay has been a scrappy customer in the middle of the park. He has run his heart out trying to win the ball and has shown a great eye picking out his teammates. Unfortunately, he has received very little support from his teammates.

Fred has become better in recent times, but he is still nowhere near the standards required to play in the Premier League. Nemanja Matic is past his prime and Paul Pogba is still out injured. This has left McTominay with a lot to do on his own.

Fans will hope that once Pogba returns, the side will be injected with much needed creativity in the middle of the park. With McTominay grinding like he has in the last few weeks, this will reduce the pressure on Pogba and hopefully help him be a lot more relaxed and in control upon his return.