Out of all the bad Manchester United players against Brighton, Scott McTominay was arguably the worst. The Scotland international put in a dreadful display as his side lost 4-0, with Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard all on target for the home side. However, as Erik ten Hag prepares to take charge, fans shouldn’t expect the 25-year-old to be going anywhere just yet.
Man Utd transfer news: Erik ten Hag won't be selling Scott McTominay (Image: GETTY)
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Man Utd transfer news: Scott McTominay was dire during Brighton defeat (Image: GETTY)
In midfield, United will lose Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata for free.
Likewise Edinson Cavani, who recently admitted he wouldn’t have stayed at United if he’d known Cristiano Ronaldo would be returning.
And the futures of Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial, for differing reasons, are also up in the air.
Speaking after United’s defeat to Brighton, meanwhile, Rangnick was apologetic for his side’s performance.
“We knew from our first game that we played [against them] at home that Brighton are a very flexible, technical team,” he said.
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Man Utd transfer news: Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford are also safe under Erik ten Hag (Image: GETTY)
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“Always trying to play through your lines and to be creative.
“So we knew that it was not enough to just enjoy yourself in possession of the ball.
“The problem was we were not that often in possession of the ball.
“In order to be in possession we should have won the ball, but we gave them far too much space and time.
“After a performance like that I’m not the kind of person who is looking for excuses or alibis, this was just not good enough and I can only, once again, say [an] apology to our supporters and to everybody who is taking care of this club.”