Scott McTominay proved there’s loads of life after Manchester United, after ending his first season since leaving Outdated Trafford with a Serie A title and the league’s MVP award.
The Scotland midfielder topped a sensational debut season in Italy with the essential opening purpose in Napoli‘s 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday to seal the Serie A title by a single level over Inter Milan.
McTominay dropped to the pitch in tears when the match was performed.
“The sacrifice of each single participant on this group is simply unimaginable. The folks deserve it, as they have been behind us from day one. For me to come back right here and expertise this, it is only a dream,” McTominay informed DAZN.
In Naples he now goes by the identify “McFratm” amongst supporters, a playful fusion of his identify and “Fratm,” the Neapolitan phrase for “my brother.”
“My Italian is OK, I can perceive, however talking it takes extra confidence and it isn’t straightforward. It’s a lot simpler to do it with individuals who do not communicate any English. I can really feel loads of love,” McTominay mentioned, including that he simply had discovered the phrases “festeggiamo, andiamo,” that means “let’s go rejoice.”
After ending his 22-year affiliation with Man United with a £25 million ($34 million) switch to Napoli final summer time, the 28-year-old scored 12 targets in Serie A to be honored because the league’s participant of the season following the ultimate whistle on Friday.
Talking earlier this month, Napoli coach Antonio Conte praised McTominay’s rise to prominence, highlighting his rising maturity and affect since leaving Man United.
“He feels extra full and educated and he is reaching a key stage in his profession the place he must resolve his route. He by no means had a main function at Man United, whereas right here we gave him one,” Conte told reporters.
“He is labored arduous and now he is an entire participant.”
Napoli’s different large summer time signing Romelu Lukaku, who joined from Chelsea, scored Napoli’s second purpose towards Cagliari for his 14th purpose of the season to go together with his league-leading 10 assists.
Conte, who made signing Lukaku and McTominay his precedence when he joined Napoli final summer time, was named Serie A coach of the yr.
The opposite Serie A awards went to Roma’s Mile Svilar (goalkeeper), Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni (defender), Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan (midfielder) and Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui (striker). Como ahead Nico Paz was named one of the best under-23 participant.
Info from The Related Press and Reuters was used on this report.