Scott McTominay in glowing former Celtic boss Neil Lennon verdict after masterminding Manchester United scare

Manchester United star Scott McTominay has labelled Neil Lennon a "great coach" after his Omonia Nicosia battled until the very end in their Europa League showdown.

The English Premier League giants recorded a whopping 33 shots as Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Casemiro were denied by a string of wonder saves from Francis Uzoho to keep the Cypriot club in the game. However, it took second half substitute McTominay to end Nicosia's gritty Old Trafford resistance in injury time to spare Erik ten Hag's blushes against Lennon's battling side

The impressive displays both home and away against United have seen Lennon move back into the British football radar as he revives his career in Cyprus after a disastrous end to his second spell in charge at Celtic. Despite the collapse of the Hoops' 10 In A Row dream under the Northern Irishman, Scotland cap McTominay still reckons the boss is a top boss in the game.

McTominay said: “We knew we needed to the win game but that they’d be fired up too. Neil Lennon is a great coach and no games like this are ever easy. Everyone is pleased with the result.

“You have to be patient sometimes. Their goalkeeper was a different class but we created enough chances and deserved to score in the end. It’s a massive goal because we need to win the group.”

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