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Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay says it was a surreal moment when Ole told him he would captain the team in Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with Watford.
The Scottish was given the armband as Ole Gunner Solskjaer chose to rotate his squad and club captain Harry Maguire was on the bench, although the armband didn’t stay much with Mctominay as Maguire was introduced before half-time for injured Eric Baily
McTominay scored a goal in the first half of the game and that goal was the difference as Ole Gunner Solskjaer progresses into the FA Cup fourth round.
Speaking to BT Sport at full-time, Mctominay said: “For me, when the manager told me [that I would be captain] it was a surreal moment, obviously being at this club since I was, what? I’d just turned five years old – [so] basically 18 years, 19 years [being] associated with the football club. So for me that’s a huge honour.
“I absolutely love this football club and it’s been my life for almost my whole life. So yeah, it’s a real honour,” He added.
he added: “The manager’s been nothing but amazing for me since he’s come to the club and I have a lot to thank him for, but the best way of thanking him is putting in performances on the pitch for this club and doing your best that you possibly can do.
“For just as long as I’ve got the manager’s trust I’m happy doing my job every single day in training and matches as well.”
On his goal, which came after just five minutes, Scott admitted he wants to use his aerial advantage more often when in the penalty area.
“We work a lot on set-pieces, both for and against, so to see one of them go in – it’s something we’ve worked on.
“We’ve got a lot of different variations, [and] obviously I need to start scoring more headers – I’m six foot.”
