Neil Lennon is currently under a lot of fire as the Celtic engine continues to chug and splutter. The Hoops are now without a win for the third game in a row, with the start of their dip in form stemming from their Old Firm loss.

Rangers handed them their first loss in nine games and Celtic have struggled to regain their form since. Whilst Lennon is a long way off from being dismissed – and has even addressed this himself – there's a lot that can be worked on in camp.

Looking back at their recent transfer history, it's now proving to be a disappointment that the Hoops didn't sign Scott McTominay when they were linked last year.

Would McTominay improve Celtic?

As a senior Scotland player, it goes without saying that the midfielder would be proud to represent his country on both the international and domestic stage. It would also be even sweeter to be able to challenge for silverware, with McTominay yet to win anything as a professional yet.

Celtic have struggled under the constant chopping and changing of their starting lineup over the last few fixtures. With several senior personnel ruled out through injury or coronavirus, Lennon has been moving his chess pieces about to search for a winning formula. For example, his choice to deploy a back four against Aberdeen is something he has only done once in the last eight matches.

His choice of attack has also changed up over the last few games, showing his lack of confidence in players like Leigh Griffiths Albian Ajeti and David Turnbull.

Last season, McTominay featured in 27 Premier League matches for Manchester United and his minutes in action gradually decreased towards the end of the campaign. Although, he was still able to contribute four goals and one assist (via Transfermarkt).

Solskjaer a fan of McTominay

Whilst his goal contribution numbers for the season weren't groundbreaking, his other statistics were impressive. According to WhoScored, the Scot averaged a higher passing average (80.9%) and more long balls (2.3) compared to teammate Andreas Pereira with 78.3% and 1.2 respectively. The Brazilian also tallied less dribbles per game (0.8) compared to McTominay (1.1) despite playing in a more attacking role.

After a win against Spurs in December, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer waxed lyrical over the 23-year-old's performance and labelled him as 'undroppable' during that time (via Daily Mail).

With McTominay just signing a new contract to keep him at Old Trafford until 2025, it doesn't look like much will tempt him away from the club. Lennon and co will be disappointed they didn't capitalise on snapping up the £20.2million-rated midfielder when they could, as they continue to battle their crisis at Celtic Park.

In other news, Albian Ajeti was a disappointment for Celtic in another Neil Lennon switch up...