SCOTT McTominay's three-word celebration after scoring the first goal in last night's match against Denmark has won hearts in a viral clip.
Fans have noted the 28-year-old's first thoughts after scoring the first goal of the match at Hampden on Tuesday with a stunning overhead kick before the Danes equalised.
In six minutes of added time, Kieran Tierney scored a strike from 25 yards while Kenny McLean then scored a goal from the halfway line, taking the nation straight into next summer’s World Cup finals in North America – ending a 28-year-wait on the global stage.
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In a clip posted to Twitter/X, McTominay is seen asking "Where's my mum?" as he looks to the crowd following the goal in the opening three minutes.
"Fair f*cks, that's mint that it was his first thought after scoring a worldie," one person wrote, sharing the clip which has more than two million views.
He appears to see her, blowing a kiss into the stands.
Another fan called it "class", with someone adding: "I'm not crying at football".
"That’s absolutely sent me man howling here," another wrote.
McTominay, who was born in Lancaster and qualifies through his father to play for Scotland, was crowned the Italian top flight's player of the year for last season after a stunning debut campaign with Napoli.
He is only the fifth Scottish male to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or after Ally McCoist, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Johnstone and Denis Law. Law won the award in 1964.
McTominay has also become an icon for Neapolitans, with his face memorialised in murals, celebrated on T-shirts and modelled into the famous figurines of its Christmas nativity scenes.
Following the match, one fan posted: “One of the greatest nights in Scottish football. A game bookended with two of the most spectacular goals ever scored by Scotland players. Happy days!!!”
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