Former Man United star Scott McTominay has just smashed a record that Ruben Amorim would love

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Scott McTominay has settled into life brilliantly at Napoli after completing a summer move from Manchester United.

Manchester United left it late but eventually completed a £25m deadline day deal for Scott McTominay to join Serie A side Napoli.

As a United academy graduate, Scott McTominay’s sale provided pure profit for Ineos to continue their overhaul of the first-team squad.

However, they may look back regrettably on that deal with McTominay hailed as a “warrior” for his strong start in Italy. In 14 appearances for Napoli, he has scored three goals and provided three assists.

McTominay’s response to United missing him was telling – the 28-year-old has moved on and is loving life in Naples.

Unfortunately, it seems as though he would have been a good fit for Ruben Amorim’s style of play.

Scott McTominay smashes Serie A running record

McTominay is quickly becoming a fan favourite at Napoli after his superb start to the season. His passion and relentless work-rate has made him an instant hit with everyone at the club.

As reported by the Daily Record, McTominay covered 12.52 kilometres (7.78 miles) during his 90-minute display in Napoli’s 2-1 win over Genoa on Saturday.

That ranked McTominay at the very top of the table of distances covered by the players in weekend games.

On top of that, McTominay topped the table for total distance covered by all players in Serie A when the list was published in November.

Ruben Amorim would have loved Scott McTominay at Man United

Amorim wants intensity and physicality from his United players – two traits he believes have been missing from recent performances.

McTominay would have been perfect for Amorim based on the United coach’s comments in November, where he praised the importance of being a “team player”.

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The Portuguese head coach demands his players press high and compete for every ball, but Ruben Amorim has been critical of United’s fitness levels.

Amorim wants United to ‘run like mad dogs’ – something he believes is absolutely necessary if the Red Devils plan on winning the Premier League. The workrate and energy of United players is something that has been repeatedly criticised, but that is an area where McTominay thrives.