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Man Utd midfielder McTominay turned down loan after Fellaini sale

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has revealed he rejected the opportunity to go out on loan in 2019.

McTominay reportedly turned down Celtic after Marouane Fellaini was sold to Shandong Luneng in January 2019.

The Scotland international has since established himself as a first-team regular under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, having made 27 appearances this season.

Speaking to the Official Manchester United Podcast, McTominay said: "About a year-and-a-half ago there was a time where it (loan move) might have been a possibility and then somebody leaves or something like that, and then your opportunity comes and you have to take it.

"You hear loads of stories about boys going on loan and different things like that and I always had it in my head that I don't want that. I want to be showing myself here first and if it doesn't work here then you go somewhere else."

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