Robertson: McTominay wanted to prove Utd wrong

Andy Robertson has said Scotland teammate Scott McTominay was powered to an award-winning play astatine Napoli by his tendency to "prove Manchester United wrong."

McTominay joined Napoli past summertime for £25 cardinal ($33m) aft 8 seasons successful and retired of the squad astatine United, wherever helium was often the taxable of supporters' ire.

He scored 12 goals from midfield successful his archetypal Serie A run arsenic Napoli stormed to the title, and McTominay was named the league's Most Valuable Player.

"I deliberation helium went implicit determination with a constituent to prove," Liverpool defender Robertson said, per The Guardian. "I deliberation helium wanted to beryllium Manchester United incorrect and beryllium radical successful the Premier League wrong. He has gone implicit determination and done that beauteous successfully.

"That's recognition to him, recognition to his cognition and his determination to beryllium the champion mentation of himself. Now helium is simply a king implicit there.

"At Man United helium astir apt lacked getting that tally of games consistently, helium was successful and retired and things similar that. He astir apt didn't get the respect helium deserves. Then helium goes implicit there, puts successful a magnificent play and just play to him to extremity it with the league title.

"Even earlier helium was astatine Napoli, his standards for Scotland were unbelievable. He's getting amended and better, helium has taken it to a full caller level."

McTominay made 178 league appearances for United, scoring 19 goals, but ne'er nailed down a starting relation for the nine helium joined arsenic a six-year-old.

Scotland are preparing for friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein this period earlier kicking disconnected their World Cup qualifying run successful September.