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Bryan Mbeumo’s Fast Start Fuels Man United Revival, Resets Set-Piece Roles

United’s £65m summer addition now takes right-side corners under Ruben Amorim.

Overview

  • Recent match winners include his strike in a 2-1 victory over Liverpool and a brace in a 4-2 win against Brighton, key to a three-game Premier League streak that lifted United into the top six.
  • Mbeumo has five goals in 10 appearances across competitions and has been a fixture in the XI with nine starts, completing the full 90 minutes seven times.
  • Amorim has split corner duties, with Mbeumo delivering from the right and Bruno Fernandes from the left, yielding three set-piece goals but with United still conceding 0.53 xG per game from set pieces, the league’s third-highest rate.
  • The forward arrived from Brentford for a reported £65m plus add-ons after a 20-goal campaign that underpinned United’s summer rebuild up front.
  • Early skepticism has faded as high-profile voices such as Wayne Rooney now praise his work rate and consistency, countering criticism from figures like Neil Warnock.