Lionel Messi joins the improbable Man Utd star on the cover of PES 2020

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay was unveiled as a shock face on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 2020.

McTominay is accompanied by Lionel Messi, Serge Gnabry and Miralem Pjanic in the global framework of the latest version of the annual football simulator.

The Scottish international has dazzled Barcelona superstars Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez.

McTominay, 22, made only 22 appearances with the Red Devils last season, despite high marks from Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Brazilian icon Ronaldinho will appear on the cover of the legendary game edition.

United has reached an agreement with the manufacturer of the PSE Konami to recreate their stars with an integral 3D scanner as well as an ultra-realistic version of Old Trafford.

Barcelona, ​​Juventus and Bayern Munich have also been designated as official partner clubs. The trio will also see their players and stadiums rebuilt faithfully.

Juve's exclusive partnership with the PES means that they will not be competing in FIFA for the first time in 25 years. They will be known as Piemonte Calcio.

The demo of the game came out Tuesday, with users on PS4, Xbox One and PC able to play with United, Barca, Arsenal, Juve, Bayern, Palmeiras, Flamenco, Sao Paulo, Corinthians, Vasco da Gama, Boca Juniors, River Plate and Colo-Colo in a range of modes.

McTominay is aiming for a big season at Old Trafford and has appealed to other stars of the academy to rebuild the club's reputation by inspiring young people.

"Obviously, the promotion of 92 was absolutely exceptional," he said.

"It's going to be very, very difficult to reproduce something like that – almost impossible. It was an incredible year.

"But we have a good group of young boys ready to learn and ready to go the extra mile. They will do everything to try to be part of the team and push some of the top professionals to get their place.

"That will be my goal – and that will be Axel's goal and Mason's goal as well.

"It's important that all boys get together and have a real team spirit. Young players will always have this, as they will cross together different age groups, from under-9 to under-21s.

"This spirit is really important to us."