While some wonder whether Manchester United ‘made a mistake’ selling Scott McTominay, Antonio Conte explains how the midfielder’s versatility can flourish at Napoli.The Scotland international

Scott McTominay joined Napoli from Manchester United last month and the Scotland international's diet is reportedly being monitored by the club following the move

Scott McTominay admits that when the call came from Antonio Conte’s Napoli, ‘it lit the fire inside me’ and he was greeted by an ‘insane’ level of passion from the fans. ‘I want to be

That's the view of the Italian media as the Scotland hero makes an almighty impression in his early days in Serie A. McTominay and his international teammate Billy Gilmour made the move to Naples on deadline day, and both got off the bench in a 4-0 rout of Cagliari, showing hints of what is to come with impressive respective cameos.

Antonio Conte's comments on Scott McTominay will do little to lift Erik ten Hag's mood at Manchester United after the Scot continued his flying start to life in Italy. Napoli signed the Scotland international earlier this summer in a deal to help facilitate Manuel Ugarte's eventual move from PSG.

Napoli must continue to work hard to progress, coach Antonio Conte said after a 2-0 home win over Monza on Sunday put them top of Serie A for the first time since they won the title two seasons ago.