Erik ten Hag is already proving Antony right at Manchester United

With five wins from his first eight games in charge, it is fair to say that the positives have outweighed the negatives at the start of Erik ten Hag's tenure as Manchester United manager.

After watching his side get well-beaten in their opening two Premier League fixtures, albeit in different circumstances, losing to both Brighton (2-1) and Brentford (4-0), Ten Hag has overseen five wins in the last six games in all competitions, including four successive league wins. If anything, the international break came at the wrong time.

However, although the hiatus threatens to potentially disrupt United's recent momentum, it has allowed some players to team up with their respective national teams and try to help them achieve their respective objectives. Members of the squad have flocked to different corners of the globe, such is the vast array of nationalities in Ten Hag's pool of options.

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But among those to have impressed most over the international break so far is a player who did not have far to travel at all. Scott McTominay linked up with the Scotland squad north of the border last week. Although he did not grab himself a goal or an assist, the United ace ran proceedings in midfield in his side's first two outings, helping Steve Clarke's side register back-to-back Nations League wins over both Ukraine (3-0) and the Republic of Ireland (2-1) at Hampden Park.

It has been clear that McTominay has taken his United form onto the international stage and produced two excellent performances. Unfortunately for him, however, he will not be able to make it a hat-trick of eye-catching displays when Scotland face Ukraine on Tuesday night having been ruled