Scott McTominay Discloses Man Utd Squad’s Reaction To ‘Play like you Mean it’s banner against Fulham

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• Reactions to fans outcry

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has conceded the players felt inspired after seeing fans holding a banner encouraging them to “play like they mean it” before Saturday’s 1-0 win over Fulham.

Following weeks of underwhelming performances and questions being asked about the dedication of the players, fans held the banner aloft before kick-off calling for more desire.

United had to scour in at times during the match but came out on top thanks to a late winner from Bruno Fernandes, who navigated the ball into Bernd Leno’s bottom corner in bottleneck time to alleviate the pressure on the team.

SCOTT MCTOMINAY STATEMENT:

After the game, McTominay – who had an early goal disallowed for offside – confirmed the banner had made an influence in the dressing room.

“We saw it, we saw the banner before the game and a few days of us said, ‘You know what? The fans pay good money to come and watch us every week and the support is persistent towards us every single week’,”

he told TNT Sports. “We just want to reciprocate them as best we can. Things aren’t going the best at the moment but it’s building blocks.”Step by step and with the manager, the coaching staff, we trust them a lot, we trust the players and I feel we can go and kick on and do better.”

“It’s about the team, what everyone does on the pitch. It was a game where everyone sacrificed, everyone ran, everyone worked harder. Even with the goal, you could see the reaction of the players trying to get the ball.”

Manchester United aim to build on their win against Fulham when they face Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night.