Alex McLeish believes that giving Scott McTominay the freedom to play higher up the pitch is how Manchester United can get the best out of him.
Erik ten Hag has been appointed the new United boss and he has a big job on his hands in getting a midfield that underperformed last season up to his standards. The returns of Donny van de Beek and James Garner from loan spells away may help with that but signings are certainly needed to bolster the middle of the park.
However, deals for United's top targets - Frenkie de Jong, Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice - are looking increasingly difficult or flat out impossible to pull off and there is a possibility that Ten Hag may have to make do with what he's got. If that turns out to be the case, he has been told how he could best utilise McTominay in his team.
