It is four years ago now that Nicky Butt made headlines for his claim that Declan Rice is no better than Scott McTominay. While Butt acknowledges that the England midfielder has improved since then, there is more respect on McTominay's name now too.

"When I said it, I believed it," Butt tells Sky Sports . "And about three or four months later, Declan Rice came on again with England, and I am like, well, I have made myself a little bit foolish there." Not so much now. "Scott has gone away and proved it."

McTominay was the driving force behind Napoli's Serie A title win last season, scoring a dozen goals and winning the competition's player of the year award. It has made a mockery of the notion that he was not good enough to be a Manchester United player.

"Scott is an amazing person. He

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