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Manchester United’s feelings on their four summer signings – Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens – have been revealed.
United arrivals make an impact
After struggling for goals in the 2024/25 season, United focused the majority of their summer activities on strengthening their attacking options.
The club spent north of £200m on Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko. On deadline day, the club unveiled Lammens, who came over from Royal Antwerp.
All four players have already made their mark and seem to be in a good place at Old Trafford. Although Cunha is yet to open his goalscoring account for United, his performances have been nothing short of breathtaking. The Brazilian particularly stood out for his incredible ball carrying and dribbling.
Mbeumo has emerged as United’s leading goalscorer, with the former Brentford player already having three to his name in the Premier League and the Carabao Cup. His most recent goal was the opener in the 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield last weekend.
Sesko had a relatively slow start, but now seems to be fully up to speed. Like Mbeumo, he has two Premier League goals to his name. Other aspects of the Slovenian’s game were also excellent, including his hold-up play, touches and passing. He has also shown that he is exemplary in the air.
Meanwhile, Lammens has completely transformed United’s fortunes at the back. The goalkeeper kept a clean sheet on his debut against Sunderland and followed that up with another strong performance against Liverpool.
The quartet are four of the first names on Ruben Amorim’s team sheets and now, Samuel Luckhurst of The Sun has revealed how United feel about them.
United’s feelings for Cunha, Mbeumo, Sesko and Lammens
Luckhurst claims United believe Cunha and Mbeumo justified their high price tag during the Anfield showdown.
The report further notes of the pair: “People at United say they have different personalities, with Cunha being outgoing and Mbeumo more introverted, yet they share a rock-solid trust.”
Clearly, Mbeumo’s consistency has not gone unnoticed among the staff.
Of Cunha, Luckhurst notes: “Cunha was ‘great all around,’ enthused a US source. Staff had been warned that Cunha could be irritable to be around and that he had a tendency to turn on the charm in public.”
“Yet United figures’ contacts with him have been almost purely positive. Cunha has also struck up an unlikely friendship with Luke Shaw, despite the multitude of Portuguese speakers at the club.”
Cunha’s presence is believed to have taken the pressure off Bruno Fernandes’ shoulders.
On Sesko, there is some wonder at how big an upgrade this is for Rasmus Hojlund, who has struggled with the pressure of leading the way for United.
“Hojlund has scored four goals for Napoli but that has been dismissed by those working with Sesko. Hojlund’s play without the ball was a major concern for Amorim, while Sesko’s awareness, winning the ball and distribution received praise from the United coaches.”
Lammens has also attracted internal admiration, but insiders urge caution as he is still a young goalkeeper learning his trade at the most scrutinized club in the world.
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