McTominay has been praised all season long for some solid showings in the middle of the park, but he took his game to another level on Monday evening by scoring his first ever goal at Old Trafford against Arsenal.
His long-range strike whistled past a stationary Bernd Leno and into the top of the net, though Gunners midfielder Granit Xhaka has been criticised for allegedly ‘ducking’ out the way of the goal-bound shot.
McTominay’s goal showed he has more to his game than the skills typically associated with him, with the 22-year-old usually considered a good recycler of possession – but not much else.
He appears to be improving with every passing game, and Fletcher – a former team-mate of Solskjaer and one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s most reliable servants – believes McTominay has grown into Man United’s leader and is setting the example the rest of the club’s players must follow.
“He looks like the first name on the team sheet,” Fletcher told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast. “From the games I’ve seen, like Leicester, it was a bit flat and he went thundering into a tackle and got the crowd up.
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“He’s a little bit old school. He’s got drive and he gets on the ball and doesn’t hide.
“His goal was fantastic and he’s starting to find his voice as well; you can see his arms pointing at people and different things like that. It’s fantastic to see.