Walking out in a European tie against one of the best teams in world football and immediately having to get to grips with the likes of Lionel Messi is a tall order for anybody but McTominay was masterful in how he marshalled our midfield and kept Barcelona's threat to a minimum ahead of the second leg in six days time.
The midfielder - who was nominated alongside Fred, Victor Lindelof and Chris Smalling - took the accolade with 53 per cent of the vote and it's not difficult to see why after the amount of aerial duels and tackles won during a cagey first leg.