Speaking to talkSPORT, Petit said: "Yesterday I saw exactly what I thought about this player against Arsenal, it's Mbeumo. I think in terms of movement, he's very intelligent. He's got this flair in front of the goal. He's very good in terms of assists as well.
"I love his work rate. I love his behaviour on the pitch, technically, mentally as well. But more importantly, I like his movement, the link with his players all the time. He brings something different up front. He's not that physical, but in the meantime he puts everything he has on the pitch. But I love him because he's very intelligent.
"When I saw Manchester United buy him in the last transfer market, I thought, this is a good bargain."
Mbeumo missed a month of league action owing to his AFCON involvement with Cameroon, though the 26-year-old failed to score for his side in Morocco prior to their quarter-final exit.
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