Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville singled out what an eye-catching moment from Bryan Mbeumo did for Manchester United in the Arsenal clash on Sunday evening.
Bryan Mbeumo continued his role of leading the frontline under Michael Carrick after his impact in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Manchester City last Saturday.
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The 26-year-old linked up superbly well with Bruno Fernandes in the Manchester derby and Mbeumo broke the deadlock for Man Utd against Manchester City.
Michael Carrick picked an unchanged attacking set-up against Arsenal, with Bruno Fernandes playing in the No 10 role behind United summer signing Mbeumo.
Ahead of the Premier League visit to the Emirates, Mbeumo had netted seven times and registered one assist in 17 league matches in the 2025-26 campaign so far.
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Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring with teammate Patrick Dorgu during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in 2026 in Manchester, England.
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Lisandro Martinez put the ball in the back of the Man Utd net to put Arsenal into the lead before Mbeumo came to the Red Devils’ rescue on Sunday evening.
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Following Mbeumo’s first-half impact, the Cameroon international came close to pulling off a moment of pure magic after an outrageous looping effort.
Bruno Fernandes clipped the ball to Mbeumo, whose first-time volley left David Raya scrambling back to the Arsenal net before it unfortunately landed out of play.
Gary Neville admitted that he could see what Mbeumo was attempting to do in the moment and the shift of momentum that Man Utd felt in the tail end of the half.
“You can see what Mbeumo was trying to do,” he said on Sky Sports.
“He sees Raya off his line and just helps the ball on. United will go into half-time full of confidence.”
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Neville’s feelings around Man Utd players receiving a much-needed boost in momentum came to fruition only five minutes into the second half on Sunday.
Mbeumo was the catalyst for the Red Devils not losing hope after the first-half mistake from Lisandro Martinez, with United stunning Arsenal by taking the lead.
Fernandes set up Patrick Dorgu and the latter pulled off a superb long-range volley from outside the box, which crashed in off the underside of David Raya’s crossbar.
Mbeumo was withdrawn in the second half and interim head coach Michael Carrick brought summer signing Matheus Cunha on in the 68th minute of the clash.
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