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Scott McTominay has signed a new deal with Manchester United, which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2025, with the option of a further year beyond that.
It is the latest in a series of contracts that the former United academy graduate has signed, each on better terms that the previous one.
The 23 year old first broke into the first team under Jose Mourinho, and has since gone on establish himself in the heart of the United midfield. Despite missing two months of the season with a knee injury, he already featured for them 25 times this season, finding the net on five occasions.
He started in the side that drew with Spurs in United’s first game back after the restart last Friday.
McTominay has been associated with United since the age of just 5 years old as he has acknowledged saying “All I have ever known is United and I hope that my passion for the club shows every time I go onto the pitch. I’ll continue to give everything for this club whenever I pull on the shirt.”
Although born in Lancaster, McTominay plays his international football for Scotland due to the ancestry of his father.
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