The 25-year-old has risen to the challenge of featuring as the ‘no.6’ in Ralf Rangnick’s 4-3-3 formation in recent weeks, anchoring the midfield and proving adept at winning the ball back to feed the roving ‘no.8s’ as well as our front three.
Scott feels like the adjustment came naturally, after a long spell as one of two holding players in the 4-2-3-1 system that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tended to favour during his three-year tenure.
“Reasonably simply, to be fair,” he answered, when asked how he and his team-mates had adapted to their new roles and system. “It wasn’t like it was anything any of us hadn’t done before.