Bryan Mbeumo plays on the right wing, on the opposite side will be Matheus Cunha. These are considered two extremely sharp attackers, players who have proven their abilities in the Premier League, so they do not need to introduce themselves too much when wearing the Man United shirt.
Most recently, a successful trio that left a strong impression in the Premier League was Liverpool's Mane - Salah - Firmino. With this trio, Jurgen Klopp has won every possible tournament in his 9 years leading the "Red Brigade". Therefore, Man United's leadership is very eager to have such a trio to compete for, especially after Liverpool themselves equalized their domestic championship titles 20.20 last season.
While Man United are looking for a new striker, they are expecting Bryan Mbeumo not only to bring breakthroughs on the right wing. The Cameroonian striker could have done more to contribute to the extremely virtual destructive trio of the "Red Devils".
According to the "Values for each ball" (OBV) index of developer StatsBomb, in the Premier League 2024-2025, only Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is the player who brings more value to the attack than Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford). This statistic is based on the total number of minutes played by the two African stars throughout the season, not the average value per 90 minutes.
Salah and Mbeumo have the advantage in this metric due to their continuous contributions both last season. The Cameroonian striker has a stable physical condition and is especially less likely to suffer injuries. This is a very important factor for the "Red Devils" to spend money and spend a lot of money on the "Bees".
Man United are eagerly waiting for Mbeumo to repeat the 20 goals and 8 assists of last season in the Premier League. Although there were 5 successful penalties among them, that cannot be denied the talent of the Cameroonian star.
Last season, Mbeumo's expected goals (xG) were 12.3 and he eventually scored 20 goals. In terms of goal output, Mbeumo did very well but other indicators did not seem to be good. With an average of 2.08 shots and 0.2 xG without penalty per 90 minutes, this is Mbeumo's lowest tally since playing in the Premier League.
On the opposite wing, being able to play regularly can somewhat reduce Matheus Cunha's long-range shooting trend. The Brazilian striker scored a number of spectacular goals for Wolvers last season. However, according to OBV, this is often at a disadvantage for the whole team's scoring opportunities.
However, both Mbeumo and Cunha are not just goal-scorers. They all have very good assisting ability. In this regard, both Mbeumo and Cunha are highly ranked among the players in their positions according to OBV statistics. In this list, there are only 3 players with higher attacking indicators than Mbeumo: Bruno Fernandes, Mohamed Salah and Mikkel Damsgaard.
Although Mbeumo has shown his superior ability in scoring, the quality of the opportunities he creates for his teammates shows that the Cameroonian striker needs to further improve his ability to create assists for his teammates. However, with the ability to stick to the sidelines and create many breakthrough situations, Mbeumo can quench Ruben Amorim's thirst in this period. Last season, Amad Diallo did very well but was injured many times and his physical strength was far behind Mbeumo.
On the opposite wing, Cunha can also do the same thing as Mbeumo. Both are full-backs, with diverse moves when they have the ball in their feet. Previously, Amorim's attack was very easy to predict due to the lack of individual breakthroughs. Now, that story is no longer happening, at least if Cunha and Mbeumo maintain their form.
