Man Utd hero Scott McTominay told he ‘should play striker’ amid Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial criticism as Sofyan Amrabat hails midfielder’s ‘fantastic’ performance against Chelsea

The Scottish midfielder scored twice to seal three points for United as they ran out 2-1 winners against Chelsea at Old Trafford. It is the second time this season McTominay has struck twice to secure a victory, having come off the bench late on to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Brentford in October.

"Maybe he will have to change jobs and play as a striker," Amrabat joked to MUTV. "We [obviously] have fantastic strikers like Rasmus [Hojlund], Antony, [Anthony] Martial. It is clear that Scott is very important as he scored two goals. What else do I have to say, he was fantastic!"

McTominay is United's top scorer in all competitions, having scored five times in the Premier League and once in the Champions League across 16 matches. Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund are on five goals each, having played 21 and 18 matches respectively. United are struggling for reliable attacking options as winger Marcus Rashford has failed to get going this season and was dropped to the bench on Wednesday night alongside Anthony Martial, who has only scored one league goal.

McTominay will be out to improve his goalscoring record on Saturday when United face Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. The Red Devils will then turn their attention to their final Champions League group stage match against Bayern Munich.