- Scott McTominay completed his move to Napoli on deadline day
- Following McTominay’s Man United exit, Rashford posted a farewell message
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Marcus Rashford posted a heartfelt farewell message to Scott McTominay on Instagram after the midfielder left Manchester United to join Napoli on deadline day.
McTominay sealed his £25.7million move to the Italian giants, ending his 22-year association with United.
McTominay and Rashford came through the United academy together before breaking into the first team, and Rashford made reference to this in his Instagram post on Friday night.
Alongside a photo of himself and McTominay in the gym together as boys during the early stages of their time at United, Rashford wrote on Instagram: ‘It’s been a long journey… Good luck in Italy my friend’.
The Scotland star also took to Instagram following confirmation of his move to Napoli, accompanying a short video of his best United moments with the simple message ‘Thank you @ManchesterUnited’.
Marcus Rashford (left) posted a throwback picture of himself with Scott McTominay (right) after the midfielder left Man United on Friday
He wished his long-term friend good luck as McTominay ended his association with United
Rashford and McTominay came through the United academy together before breaking into the first team
McTominay has now left United after completing his move to Napoli on deadline day
McTominay made his debut for the Red Devils in 2017, and went on to play 255 games across all competitions.
He scored 29 goals, proving himself a valuable first team player under multiple different managers.
But after slipping down the pecking order over recent months with Erik ten Hag at the helm, McTominay decide to move on.
He has now switched England for Italy to play under former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte.
Rashford remains at United, but has had a quiet start to the season and failed to win his place back in the England squad earlier this week.
He also received fierce criticism from Alan Shearer for his performance in United’s 2-1 defeat by Brighton last weekend.
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