Why is he the only option there? Ten Hag has some culpability. I was being a bit irrational in the summer, but in August I remember saying that whether or not I support Ten Hag would depend solely in whether McTominay made it to September as a United player. If he saw any value in him, I would struggle to have any confidence in such a manager to come in and straighten things. Now of course, Ten Hag is great, but I still cannot defend or excuse any coach’s decision to look at Scott and fancy him as a midfield option for a top side.
So yea, he’s all we have, but he should have been sold and replaced last summer, so the fact that he’s the only option is Ten Hag’s fault as much as anyone’s. If we find ourselves in a situation next season where Scott is the available option, he takes all blame because Scott can’t have done anymore to demonstrate that he is useless.