In spite of a spirited team performance from United, Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolves team turned the game on its head thanks to an equaliser from Diogo Jota and an unfortunate own goal from Chris Smalling.



Solskjaer was clearly disappointed in his post-match comments to the media, but the boss had plenty of positive things to say about McTominay’s display in the Midlands and recent form.



“Scott has never ever let us down and he never disappoints when he plays,” Solskjaer told reporters at his press conference. “And tonight was another very, very fine performance by Scotty. So, it won’t be hard to see him play many, many games for Man United, because he has got such a great mentality.

“He is so athletic, he can play in different positions. Today we feel that’s his best position, like a high midfielder, but he can play in that defensive role easily, like he has done against PSG and Liverpool. So I was very, very pleased with him.”