Man United beat Leeds United 6-2 in the Premier League on Sunday and midfielder Scott McTominay was the star of the show.
The academy graduate scored a brace during the opening three minutes of the match and also provided an assist in the second half. The 24-year-old looked all set to keep his place in the starting line-up for the coming few fixtures but towards the end of the match, Scott McTominay seemed to pick up a groin injury.
Speaking after the game, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the injury news while praising the central midfielder for his display.
“We knew they were high-energy and intense moments,” the United boss said, as reported. “But the movement of the front lads and the cleanliness of some of the moves gave Scott that space in front of him with the ball at his feet.
“He’s a physical monster. He does all his work every single day meticulously – never shirks anything and he gets his reward by his fitness.
“His technical work as well is improving, the space in front of him he can run (into).
“He can do everything. He used to be a striker and knows how to score goals. I think he proved today that he’s a handful in and around the box as well. I’m very pleased with him and that energy and drive in attack like this was important.
“It seemed like a groin issue. I don’t know. Hopefully, it won’t be too long as he’s not had any muscle injuries before.
“But I don’t know how quickly he will recover.”
Apart from Scott McTominay, left-back Luke Shaw also seems to have picked up a slight niggle as he was replaced by summer signing Alex Telles in the second half of the game.
The manager added: “Luke has been ill for a few days and was only passed fit this morning. He didn’t train yesterday.”
Manchester United take on Everton in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup and by the looks of it, both Scott McTominay and Luke Shaw will be absentees for this game.
