‘Does he go elsewhere?’: Rio Ferdinand says prolific United man has a ‘big decision to make’ this summer

Rio Ferdinand has tried to determine how Scott McTominay may currently be feeling about his Manchester United future.

The in-form midfielder is the side’s top Premier League goalscorer, outscoring all of United’s attackers and proving to be one of Erik ten Hag’s most trustworthy and prolific options in front of goal.

While this would see other players shoot up the pecking order and cement their place in the starting 11, McTominay’s game time has actually reduced. His contributions haven’t been enough to see him nail down a place on the teamsheet amidst Kobbie Mainoo’s scintillating emergence into the senior squad and Casemiro’s recent return to action.

Four of the Scot’s seven league goals have come off the bench, with no player across the division registering more as a substitute. But it’s that same factor that will be causing McTominay some grief – at 27 years old, he can’t spend another season watching on mostly from the sidelines, and the past six outings have seen him enter the fold after the halfway stage.

He was heavily linked with a move to West Ham United last summer before a deal failed to materialise by the deadline. Now, you’d expect his future will come into question again as the campaign draws to a close in the coming months.

Ferdinand mulls over McTominay’s Old Trafford future

Ferdinand shared his verdict on the matter, saying (via The Mirror): “I think he’s got a big decision to make at the end of the season. Does he want to stay at Manchester United and be somebody that comes on and impacts games at times? Or does he go elsewhere and be a main regular player in that team?

“Whenever the club brings in amazing players – like they have done ever since Manchester United has been created – you have to show yourself and show you are capable of having a spot in the team.

“It’s nothing to do with the other players, we all want the same goal and that’s for the team to be successful. You want to be part of that. As long as I’m ready to play at the weekend that’s all that matters to me. It’s not about me, me, me.”