Manchester United announced on their official website on Saturday that young midfielder Scott McTominay had been promoted to the first team squad following the departure of Andreas Pereira on loan to Valencia.
Both players had featured regularly and generally impressed for the club during pre-season, but the latter has opted to join the La Liga outfit in the hope of playing regularly, leaving McTominay to try and fight against the likes of Ander Herrara, Nemanja Matic and Michael Carrick for a spot in the Red Devils midfield this season.
The 20-year-old made his debut for the club against Arsenal last season, and the tall midfielder will be hoping to get even more opportunities following the latest update.
Man United supporters were quick to have their say on the announcement via social media, and they were divided with their opinions.
While some believe that it is good news, others believe that he is just “another Lingard” and they would have preferred to have kept Pereira.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…






