I disagree about McTominay and his inconsistency. I think he is as consistent as anyone in the squad.
Fred starting as the sole CM over McTominay is one of the few things that I tear my hair out about Ole. McTominay should start every game he is fit enough to, whether that be with Fred or as the sole deep(er) lying midfielder. He has constantly shown that he is a bigger threat than Fred all over the pitch
Again, this is not how football works. I've seen similar inferences in this thread regarding Pogba and Bruno too with things like 'how can you compare x who gets this many goals and assists to y?'. Not everyone is in the team for the same purpose. Fred is simply a better defensive midfielder than Scott, and perhaps that is what is valued more at the time. It's not always about who provides the bigger threat.
But footy is about opinions, I don't agree that McTominay is amongst our most consistent players. He's probably amongst the most loved though, which is why a recent spell of good form has stuck - but he's up and down in my view.
To be fair to players like Bruno and Rashford - I think consistency is probably harder in their roles than it is for a full-back for example. But it's tricky to equate goals with consistency. Rashford has our second highest numbers but to say he is a consistent performer would be a stretch. He's more likely to score a goal than he is to have a 'good game' - although maybe scoring a goal means he had a good game?