Scott McTominay ranks ahead of every Manchester United player on a prestigious list as Bruno Fernandes' position sums up the club's shocking season.
McTominay enjoyed a sensational debut campaign with Napoli following his transfer from Man United last summer.
He scored an impressive 12 league goals in his side's Serie A-winning campaign and was crowned the league's MVP.
As for his old side, the Red Devils endured a woeful Premier League campaign and their misery was compounded when they suffered a bruising 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the Europa League final.
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That's despite Fernandes' best efforts as he weighed in with 19 goals across all competitions.
With the 2024/25 season coming to an end, CIES have ranked the most influential players of the campaign by each position.
And in the list of attacking midfielders, McTominay is ranked fifth - 20 places above his ex-colleague Fernandes, who is ranked 25th.
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Liverpool target Florian Wirtz is ranked No.1 ahead of Cole Palmer, who starred in Chelsea's Conference League triumph, and Jude Bellingham.
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala is ranked fourth, while the aforementioned McTominay is ranked fifth, ahead of Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White.
Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai and Manchester City duo Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, who is set to leave the club, make up the top 25.
Crystal Palace pair Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr and Wolves' Matheus Cunha, who is set to join Man United, also feature.
The top 25 most influential attacking midfielders of the season
1 - Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
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2 - Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
3 - Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
4 - Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
5 - Scott McTominay (Napoli)
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6 - Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
7 - Francisco Trincao (Sporting CP)
8 - Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford)
9 - Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)
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10 - Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
11 - Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen)
12 - Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta)
13 - Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
14 - Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
15 - Desire Doue (Paris Saint-Germain)
16 - Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)
17 - Esequiel Barco (Spartak Moscow)
18 - Evann Guessand (Nice)
19 - Matheus Cunha (Wolves)
20 - Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace)
21 - Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace)
22 - Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)
23 - Jhon Jhon (Red Bull Bragantino)
24 - Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
25 - Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Topics: Scott Mctominay, Bruno Fernandes, Football, Manchester United
Nasir Jabbar