Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Scott McTominay can be proud after last night's Europa League final defeat to Villarreal.

Solskjaer declared the Scotland midfielder the best player on the pitch in Gdansk.

He said, "We felt the players out there, you have got Mason [Greenwood], Marcus [Rashford, who are] matchwinners in their own right,"“ he replied. ""Bruno [Fernandes], Edi [Cavani], of course, they can create anything. Scott McTominay was absolutely outstanding out there. For me, he was the best player on the pitch.

“So it is difficult to make that change, especially when Fred has been injured for a week, and he came on and he did well, the boy. But we just couldn't create enough chances to win the game."

Solskjaer also said: "I can't fault them at all and we've probably done as well as anyone could have imagined. So yeah, those of us who are here now need to do better, we need to work better, work harder, cleverer.

“But as I've said, two or three players to strengthen the starting XI and the squad altogether. It's important for us to go even further because I'm sure our challengers will also want to improve so we will want to improve as much as we can."