Jose Mourinho branded Scott McTominay ‘The Special Boy’ throughout his time at Manchester United – and the Scot nonetheless has quite a lot of affection for his former boss.
The Portuguese supervisor coached the Premier League giants from 2016 to 2018 the place he gained the Europa League, EFL Cup, and Community Shield, making him the membership’s most profitable supervisor since Sir Alex Ferguson.
The 60-year-old additionally gave the Scottish worldwide his debut on the membership in 2017 towards Arsenal as McTominay opened up concerning the influence the legendary coach has had on his profession.
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In an look on the High Performance Podcast, hosted by ex-BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey, the 27-year-old opened up on being branded ‘The Special Boy’ by his former boss.
Regarding the nickname, McTominay stated: “It was nice to hear that, but he might be testing the rest of the group by thinking ‘he’s one of the ones trying his best, he’s there all the time, he’s training properly all the time’.
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“It’s a little bit extra isn’t it. Whenever I heard it, I thought he’s just trying to send a message to the rest of them, maybe get their act together and start performing properly. You can never get too carried away because you’ll get humbled quick.”
McTominay – who has scored a team-high 5 Premier League objectives this season – says he owes Mourinho “a great deal” for his profession in Manchester as he is turn into a mainstay within the squad since making his debut within the 2016/17 marketing campaign.
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“Lucky that he was the one who gave me my chance and saw something in me that was the potential to play in the first team and have a career in United’s first team for the last five years,” the midfielder added.
“To elaborate on that, I’d say very fortunate in that respect. I owe him a great deal. My family love him, they think he’s a character and a showman.” McTominay is now on his third supervisor at United, having had Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for 3 years earlier than Erik ten Hag arrived in the summertime of 2022.
Meanwhile, Mourinho was sacked from Roma on Tuesday (January 16) within the fourth consecutive firing of his profession as he left the Italian giants ninth in Serie A.