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.