MAC THE KNIFE!

McTominay's deadly double sinks Blues to ease pressure on boss Ten Hag

-  DAVID MCDONNELL

SCOTT MCTOMINAY continued his goalscoring heroics to ease the pressure on United boss Erik ten Hag.

McTominay came to Ten Hag's rescue with two goals in added time to snatch a last-gasp win over Brentford back in October.

And the midfielder's double here proved just as important, coming against a backdrop of player unrest at United after a run of unconvincing displays.

Former United boss Jose Mourinho was so impressed with McTominay he made up an award for him at an end-ofseason dinner in 2018. Ten Hag must feel the same debt of gratitude to the Scotland star for digging him out of a hole once again and delivering him a muchneeded victory.

It says everything about United's lack of prowess going forward this season that McTominay is their leading scorer in the Premier League with five.