Footage emerged on social media of the midfielder taking {the teenager}’s hat in coaching and booting it away, with some followers criticising McTominay for his remedy of the 18-year-old.
The Scotland worldwide dismissed any such speak, although would need any of his team-mates to be open with him in the event that they did have a difficulty.
“I had a lot of people saying that was bullying,” McTominay instructed The Athletic. “That was just a bit of a joke!
He added: “I’ve never been interested in, if things are going wrong — and I’m not saying I’ve had that here, but I have experienced it over my time in football, when I was a kid — speaking behind people’s backs if you don’t win. That is just a disaster.”
“You need players in the group who are straight-talking, say things to people’s faces, and if they like it they like it, if they don’t they’ll get over it next week.
“I feel like we have a really good group for that, especially with the lads who are playing every week.”
Garnacho was voted Man United’s Participant of the Month for November, netting a last-gasp winner in opposition to Fulham within the staff’s final match earlier than the World Cup.
He has obtained loads of reward for his performances, but additionally warnings from the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Erik ten Hag over his perspective and focus. McTominay echoed these views.
The midfielder stated of Garnacho.”He must maintain his ft on the bottom and maintain working exhausting and he might be one hell of a footballer.”