Paul Pogba shares one reason for Scott McTominay's success since Man Utd sold him

Paul Pogba shares one reason for Scott McTominay's success since Man Utd sold himPaul Pogba spoke to Rio Ferdinand about his former Manchester United teammate Scott McTominay, who has thrived in Italy under Antonio Conte since joining NapoliCommentsSportMatthew Abbott Sports Writer08:00, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPaul Pogba believes Antonio Conte has improved Scott McTominay(Image: Ciancaphoto Studio, Getty Images)Paul Pogba reckons Napoli boss Antonio Conte is the driving force behind Scott McTominay's impressive performances since departing Manchester United. The Scotland international earned a place in the Serie A's team of the year during his maiden campaign.‌Pogba did likewise during his second season with Conte at Juventus. The Frenchman flourished for the Italian in Turin after moving from United in 2012, working together for two seasons and clinching the title in both campaigns before the Italian stepped down.‌Conte then secured his fifth Serie A title as a manager, and tenth including his playing days, after bringing in McTominay to Naples last season. The United academy graduate was also named the league's Most Valuable Player.‌When quizzed about what has clicked so perfectly for McTominay while appearing on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Pogba pointed to the former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager. "Antonio Conte," he responded.READ MORE: Marcus Rashford failed 'golden chance' to secure Barcelona transfer as new details emergeREAD MORE: Paul Pogba on doping ban, what hurt him most and living for the moment at Monaco"Believe me or not, when I saw that Scott would go to Napoli with Antonio Conte, I said, 'watch. Conte will love him because he has everything that Conte loves.'"We play, we're teammates. He's a hard worker. Discipline. He trains always like he plays. He's somebody that you know you need to have in your team, that he will give everything, you know, you need someo...