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Manchester United fans have taken to Twitter to discuss Jose Mourinho's words on Scott McTominay from earlier in the season, and are in agreement that their former boss was spot on in his appraisal of the youngster.

McTominay's emergence in the first-team has come amidst a terrible period for the club, and after the midfielder won the Player of the Month award for April, some cruelly suggested that it was merely down to the lack of quality at the club right now. Very harsh on the Scottish international, that.

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The 22-year-old has made 21 appearances for the Red Devils this season, and his passion and desire to play for the shirt has been a breath of fresh air in comparison to the more entitled players surrounding him, who appear to be playing for themselves instead.

After the 3-1 loss to West Ham this season, Mourinho said: "He is a special character.

“He is a special personality and a team in a negative moment needs this kind of mentality that Scott McTominay has."

After some United fans have been harsh on the academy graduate in recent weeks as a result of the club's dire run of form, some of the club's supporters on Twitter are now realising that the former Chelsea boss was right about McTominay and have changed their opinions on him...