‘Best moment of my career’ - Napoli title success trumps Man Utd trophy-winning memories for Scott McTominay

Speaking in an interview with Radio CRC, McTominay reflected on his first season in Italy and what it meant to him to become a Serie A champion. He said it was the highlight of his career so far, trumping the FA Cup and EFL Cup trophies he won with former club United. The 28-year-old arrived in a deal worth a reported £25.7 million (€29.6m/$34.5m) last summer and stood out for his new club, winning the Serie A Player of the Year award.

There is a growing belief that scrutinised United players need to step away from the club to revive their careers elsewhere. McTominay is often cited as a prime example and the player is evidently in agreement that his career has reached new heights since he arrived in Naples, where he hit a career-high 13 goals in his first season.

McTominay said: "Settling into Serie A was made very easy by coach [Antonio] Conte and my team-mates, who have been fantastic with me from the very first moment I arrived."

On Serie A title glory, he said: “It was the best moment of my career. I couldn’t have dreamed of anything better. I did an interview four months ago and told the Neapolitans I wanted to bring them the league title, and through hard work – we did it. The target was very important, but now we have to focus on the new season and we have to do it again. Great teams and great players are always hungrier and I will do my best for this team. We have a lot of matches this year and a great group."

Speaking about Napoli's open-top bus parade, he added: "It was amazing – I didn’t expect anything like that! All the support was incredible, to be honest. Billy and I sat at home afterwards, took a breath, and just said ‘Wow!’ The credit for the Scudetto goes to the team, to the coach of course, but above all to the fans, they were the 12th man all season long. They were there in good times and bad. Even when we had tough moments, they helped us."

The Scotland midfielder will soon begin his second season with Napoli and will get to compete in the Champions League in addition to challenging for a second Scudetto. United may continue to regret selling him, though the move seemed like the right decision for both player and club at the time.