Overview
- Manchester United beat Brighton 4-2 at Old Trafford, with Bryan Mbeumo scoring twice and Matheus Cunha and Casemiro also on the scoresheet.
- The result extended United’s Premier League winning run to three matches and moved them up to sixth in the table.
- Wayne Rooney said he had been a little unsure about Mbeumo but now believes he belongs at the club and called him United’s best signing this season.
- Rooney described Cunha’s first United goal as massive for his confidence after injury absences and labeled the forward unpredictable in a positive sense.
- Manager Ruben Amorim praised Mbeumo as a working machine in transitions and highlighted his growing impact on the right side with Amad Diallo.