A biography for Scott McTominayhasn’t been written yet.
“Football is all about opinions. You have some guys who like you and some guys who don't. That is the way it is.”
“The problem is when you start believing what other people say, whether it's good things or bad things.”
“Not everybody is born at 16 years old ready to go straight into the Premier League and they're physically ready.”
“In terms of confidence, whenever I go into a situation now if I'm not getting in somewhere or I'm not playing my best football, I know that I've got the ability in myself that I'm good enough.”
“Sir Alex is an icon and somebody who I admire immensely and obviously the same with Jose Mourinho and my current manager Ole. For them guys to be pleased with me is pleasing for myself.”
“You know what to expect whenever it comes around Christmas time, that you might not be able to see your friends or see your family as much as you'd like, but that comes with the job. It's part and parcel of football, it's part and parcel of the life we're living. If you didn't enjoy it then you wouldn't do it.”
“The training on Christmas Day, the games on Boxing Day and the 28th - that's what footballers love. They love to play games, they love to do the training as well.”
“My dad was brilliant because he would always say, 'Just take your time, son. You're going to grow and you're going to get bigger,' because he knows, doesn't he? As a kid, you don't know that.”
“Everyone surrounding me as a youngster knew I wanted to play for Scotland. To see my grandparents watching me play for Scotland is the biggest highlight of my career. Seeing how proud they were, it still gives me goosebumps.”
“For me, you hear the stories about getting the life of luxury at Manchester United and people take that for granted, like the food in the canteen, your kit being laid out for you every morning. People just expect that and you have to always remember where you come from in that respect and always appreciate what people do for you.”
“Fitness is so important, but it is also about tactics and getting all of the details right and setitng the right standards so that it is up here and never drops below.”
“I should be breaking lines similar to what Paul does, drive into the box and create chances.”
“I've been criticised a million times before and I'll be criticised again for sure.”
“Everybody is desperate to be negative against Manchester United.”
“People can say what they want, but ultimately it's me who's in my own head, and I know what I'm doing behind closed doors is the best thing.”
“When I'm 30, I might feel like a 26-year-old. I might retire at 38 or 40.”
“I used to get called the Tin Man by my old reserve team coach. You know when you get a bit taller? You can't really move your legs that well and things like that. Warren Joyce called me it, forever remembered.”
“That's just the way I've been brought up through the Academy - it's having that relentlessness to go and perform in every training session and every match.”
“I had to play up front in the Under 21s a couple of times just because that was what was best for the team and I look back with great memories of that.”
“Of course there's going to be criticism wherever you go in football. There's criticism everywhere across the field.”