The Manchester United graduate completed a move to Napoli this summer
This summer's move to Napoli brought an end to a 22-year stay at Manchester United for Scott McTominay. The Scotland international completed a move to Serie A side Napoli for a reported fee of £25million, starting a new chapter of his career.
READ MORE: I saw what Wayne Rooney did after embarrassing Celtic ace for Man United Legends - it said a lot Although his own Manchester United tenure ended five years ago, he's kept in touch with McTominay, who showed his class last season in the build-up to Gateshead FC's FA Trophy triumph over Solihull Moors. The Scottish international sent his friend a message of support and turned out to be quite the lucky charm for the Heed as they went on the win the trophy for the first time in their history.
"He's an unbelievable friend and it's good to have him to learn from, see how he lives and how he goes about it." "But, I think what's important, every new manager, that came in, even if he found himself out the team at the start, he always got back in the team. He proved himself to be such an important player for five or six different managers.
"Yeah well we used to live together," Whelan revealed. "We've had so many, so many moments on the sofa after games, and we've both been beaten, or we've both won and stuff.
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