Scott McTominay addresses accusations that Man Utd gave up in 4-1 defeat to Man City

Scott McTominay faced the media’s questioning after Manchester United’s 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday evening.

The combative midfielder was one of few United players who could take much pride from their derby performance with braces from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez subjecting them to a miserable day at the office.

And although the Red Devils looked pretty tepid from the word go – despite briefly drawing level through Jadon Sancho – they sank to new depths of despair with a truly awful second-half display.

Remarkable statistics emerged after the game showing that United hadn’t amassed a single shot after the break, while their ‘Noisy Neighbours’ rattled 14 efforts at David de Gea’s goal.

Marry that to spells where the Premier League champions had more than 90% possession and the uphill battle that Ralf Rangnick faces at Old Trafford couldn’t have been made any clearer.

Besides, it wasn’t necessarily the fact that United lost at the Etihad Stadium that had fans angrily bashing away at their keyboards, but rather the listless manner in which their performance gradually petered out.

Second half stats… pic.twitter.com/4zjblcW57I

As such, there were accusations from both fans and pundits alike that United players had downed tools, essentially allowing their energy levels to drop in the face of certain defeat to the Citizens.

However, no matter how passionately anyone might have voiced or tweeted that accusation, the simple fact of the matter is that only the United players themselves know whether or not that’s the case.

As such, it wasn’t surprising to see Sky Sport’s Geoff Shreeves putting that very theory to McTominay when he stepped in front of the lights and cameras for a tough post-match interview.

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