Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay responded to whether leaving Manchester United has made him and Marcus Rashford better players. McTominay joined Napoli permanently in the summer of 2024, while Rashford joined Barcelona on loan this summer.After seven seasons at Old Trafford, the 29-year-old McTominay left Old Trafford last year and made an immediate impact at his new surroundings. In his debut season with the Partenopei, the Scot's 12 goals and six assists in 34 games powered his side to the Serie A title, making him a fan-favourite.Rashford, similarly, has had a positive start to his loan stint with Barca, registering seven goals and 11 assists in 23 games, as Hansi Flick's side find themselves top of the La Liga table after 17 games. In a podcast on CFS Sports Golazo, McTominay was asked about the success of players like himself, Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony after leaving United nd whether it has to do with issues at the club. The Scot replied:"It's too easy of an excuse to say they left Man United, and now they're doing well. In my last year, I did well, scored 10 goals, we won a trophy. With Marcus, obviously, there were different issues which might have transpired, which we won't go into."Marcus is a top player, and he's always been a top player. He's one of the club legends. He's scored so many goals for Man United, so many great things. Because the spotlight lies directly on you, it makes it seem a lot worse."McTominay added:"In my opinion, when players go away and play a lot more games, they're going to have an increase in confidence and feel better about themselves rather than playing less minutes at Man United, for example. "But when you are at Man United, you've got to earn those minutes, like Bruno Fernandes, who has done incredibly well, so I think it's too easy to probably say that."Antony joined Real Betis in January this year, intially on a loan deal, before the move was made permanent in the summer. Meanwhile, Hojlund joined his former teammate McTominay on loan at Napoli for the 2025-26 season.How has former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay fared this season?Former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominayFormer Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has had a decent start to the 2025-26 season with Napoli, registering five goals and three assists in 22 games across competitions.He has scored and assisted twice apiece in 14 games in Serie A, where the Partenopei are third after 15 games, two points behind leaders Inter Milan (33). The Scot has also scored thrice and provided an assist in six outings in the UEFA Champions League, where his side are 23rd in the 36-team standings.The former Manchester United man, as well as Rasmus Hojlund, featured in the 2-0 Supercoppa Italiana semi-final win over AC Milan in Riyadh in midweek, with Hojlund scoring his team's second goal.