Scott McTominay earned rave reviews for his performance in Manchester United’s narrow defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday night, but talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham was far from convinced.
United failed to register a shot on target in their 1-0 quarter-final first-leg loss, and have their work cut at the Camp Nou if they are to advance to the last four of the Champions League.
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Scott McTominay has been praised after his performance against Barcelona
Durham felt the Scotland international was ‘okay’ on the night, but insists he is ‘not the answer’ in terms of the long term for the Red Devils.
Speaking on Drivetime, he said: “Scott McTominay did okay, but did he have that much of an impact? He wasn’t that influential.
“It all seems a bit like clutching at straws. People are just over glorifying the performance.
“He was probably United’s best player on the night, but they lost at the end of the day.
“Did he make any defence splitting passes? Did he take the game by the scruff of its neck? No.
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100% tackles won
80% pass accuracy
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3 fouls in middle third
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“McTominay is a CBeebies version of Roy Keane. He’s a Power League version of Michael Carrick. And the Strawberry blonde equivalent to Paul Scholes.
“He is not the answer for Manchester United.”
Durham, as well as co-host Darren Gough, were both mystified at the plaudits that came United’s way on the back of the 1-0 defeat.
“I was very surprised by United’s performance and the reaction to it,” explained Durham.
“Is a 1-0 defeat suddenly good? If it is you’re losing perspective of what United needs to be.
“If you were listening to the commentary you’d think it was a brilliant performance from Manchester United and they were 5-0 up!
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“Ultimately though, Barcelona had United tangling on a string, it was a very professional display. They barely broke a sweat.
“There’s so much work for United to do – they are not very good. Maybe people got it wrong about Solskjaer after all. It’s all gone backwards since he got the job.”
Gough added: “In cricket terms it was a net session. It was a stroll in the park for Barcelona.
“It felt like United were happy to lose that game 1-0 in the end.”
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