Bryan Robson Exclusive: Manchester United Legend Believes Scott McTominay Is More Than A Defensive Midfielder

His role has shifted throughout the years, going from a defensive midfielder to a box-to-box midfielder and it's a role 'Robbo' believes he thrives in.

Speaking to SPORTbible following the release of 'ROBBO: The Bryan Robson Story', Robson explained: "I just think in football, we try to clone people in today's game and even the coaches, they want either an attacking midfield player or a sitting midfield player who protects the defenders.

"I'm thankful now that when I'm watching Scott, the last sort of six or seven games, he's got back to being more attack minded, whereas at the start of the season he was back into that sort of mood of where he just felt he was a defensive player. I think it's up to coaches to help develop players and make them all-round players, rather than clone them into one thing they can do well."

Robson is arguably one of the most iconic players in United history and knows a thing or two about winning midfield battles.

Known as 'Captain Marvel', Robson won three FA Cups, two Premier League titles, a League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in a 13 year spell at Old Trafford.

A slew of footballing legends offer insight into the defining moments of Robson's career in his new film, as do his own family.

Robson explained: "To be honest, it was a friend who came onto me and said he thought it would be a great idea for me and the family, because now I've got grandkids, just to document my upbringing and my career.

"And I said to him, I want to think about it. Then I thought about things which I could put into the film that'd go really well with the pandemic, encouraging people that if you really have a dream, and you want to achieve something you can do even when you're going through bad times.

"I went back to him