Rather than waiting to cool down, or brushing away those beads of perspiration, the midfielder appeared unperturbed and proceeded to conduct his interview in a typically confident fashion.
He spoke about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer organising a tough pre-season camp that few of the players had experienced before and how it was being embraced by a squad that was hungry for change.
McTominay was in his element, enjoying an environment that was all about focus, hard work and improvement, attributes that are defining his fledgling career.
The tall central midfielder spoke with so much conviction and belief that it was easy to forget he was merely a 22-year-old Academy graduate with 47 appearances to his name.