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Scott McTominay names the two legendary players he's modelled his game on to succeed at Napoli

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Published 21:02 16 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Scott McTominay names the two legendary players he's modelled his game on to succeed at Napoli

Scott McTominay named a Manchester United legend among the players he's modelled his game on.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Scott McTominay has named two legendary players that he's modelled his game on to succeed at Napoli following his transfer from Manchester United.

McTominay ended his long-standing association with Man United by joining Napoli last summer.

He called time on his Man United career, having graduated from the club's famed youth academy before going onto make 255 appearances across all competitions.

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The 28-year-old Scot is enjoying life in Naples after completing a £25.7 million transfer.

He has scored an impressive nine goals in 30 games in all competitions this season, including a brace in his side's 3-0 win over Empoli on Monday, breaking a record that has stood for 30 years in the process.

His stellar performances in Serie A would make Zinedine Zidane proud following his spell in Italy's top flight with Juventus.

And McTominay has name-dropped Zidane as one of the two players he modelled his game on.

He also referenced Man United and England legend Wayne Rooney, who was teammates with McTominay for a brief period before he left Old Trafford in the summer of 2017.

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"As a kid I always grew up watching players like Zinedine Zidane and Wayne Rooney... watched them very closely and tried to emulate them as much as possible," he said in a video uploaded by Serie A's official YouTube account.

"Every time I came on to the pitch, I just wanted to be similar to them and have characteristics which I could emulate in my game as well."

Scott McTominay and Wayne Rooney playing against each other during a fixture between Derby County and Manchester United. Image: Getty
Scott McTominay and Wayne Rooney playing against each other during a fixture between Derby County and Manchester United. Image: Getty

Zidane spent five seasons in Italy with Juve before earning himself a mega-money switch to Real Madrid.

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McTominay's eight league goals for Napoli is already better than what Zidane managed to achieve during his spell at Juve. His best-scoring seasons was seven league goals in the 1997/98 season.

As for Rooney, he enjoyed a legendary career at Man United and went onto become the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 253 goals.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Scott Mctominay, Napoli, Manchester United, Zinedine Zidane, Wayne Rooney, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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