5 Manchester United players to watch out for in Euro 2020

#4 Scott McTominay (Manchester United Midfielder, Scotland)

McTominay was one of the heroes of Scotland's victory against Serbia to ensure qualification to Euro 2020

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay was one of the heroes of Scotland's victorious run in the playoffs to Euro 2020, after failing to secure automatic qualification.

He was one of the successful penalty takers as Scotland triumphed against Nemanja Matic's Serbia via a penalty shootout to book a spot in Europe's top international tournament.

Catch the highlights from our final #EURO2020 preparation match, as Steve Clarke's side defeated Luxembourg 1-0.#LUXSCO pic.twitter.com/eRXfxnqE5v

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) June 8, 2021

One of the first names on the teamsheet for manager Steve Clarke, Scott McTominay has played at the center of the park in his natural defensive midfield role and also when required, even as the third center back in the 3-4-3 formation they employ.

The Manchester United academy product played the full 90 minutes in Scotland's most recent international outing, a narrow 1-0 win over Luxembourg in a preparatory friendly.

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— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 4, 2021

Scotland, who are ranked at No. 44 in the world by FIFA, are drawn in a tough group D at the Euros, up against bitter rivals England (FIFA Rank 4), 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia (Rank 14) and the hard-working Czech Republic (Rank 40).

With such tough opponents, McTominay will have to be at his best to ensure Scotland progress past the group stages.

Scotland start off the tournament at home against the Czech Republic. The match will take place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, with kickoff set for Monday, the 14th of June at 06:30 PM IST.