It has been a miserable season for Manchester United in the Premier League. They have lost a whopping 18 times and, with one game to play, still haven't reached the 40-point mark.
In short, Ruben Amorim has a lot to do this summer as he looks to first steady the ship and then get in heading in the right direction. One obvious area to improve is the attack.
For too long, Bruno Fernandes has had to carry the team on his shoulders in the final third, with both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee failing to deliver as the club's two main strikers, scoring just seven league goals between them this term.
One man who could help on the front is Matheus Cunha. With his Premier League experience, the Wolves ace looks to be an oven-ready forward who could transform Man United overnight.
Matheus Cunha Can Add Versatility to Man Utd
Scores, assists, dribbles and more
Matheus Cunha's PL stats for this season
Indeed, the Brazilian attacker has scored 15 goals in the Premier League this season – more than double Hojlund and Zirkzee's combined tally. Doing his best work off to the left, he could also help fill the Marcus Rashford-shaped hole in the team, with the Englishman seemingly keen to join Aston Villa permanently after his loan.
The beauty of Cunha is that he could do more than just score goals. As his stats show, he can create with five assists this term, while he manages an average of 1.77 key passes per game. He's also happy with the ball at his feet, completing just under two successful dribbles per game. His attacking versatility even led Micah Richards to claim the ace has a 'sensational football IQ' earlier this season after a Wolves win over Southampton.
The good news is that Man United are currently the favourites to land the 25-year-old, with a deal 'close' according to Fabrizio Romano. Arsenal have also been strongly linked in the past, so the Red Devils must make sure to get this deal across the line soon, or else risk losing Cunha to a rival.
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Sir Alex Would Have Been Tempted By Cunha
Cantona, Sheringham and Yorke all signed from PL rivals
Some Man United fans may have their doubts about signing a forward from Wolves. However, this is the exact sort of deal Sir Alex Ferguson would have done in the past.
After all, when looking to cement the Red Devils' status as the best team in England, he would go out and cherry-pick the best forwards from teams elsewhere in the division.
Take, for instance, club legend Eric Cantona. The Frenchman won the old First Division in 1992 with Leeds United. Ferguson snapped him up, and together they brought four Premier League titles to Old Trafford in the following five seasons.
Beyond that, Teddy Sheringham was signed from Tottenham Hotspur in 1997, and Dwight Yorke arrived from Aston Villa just a year later. Both strikers proved what they could do in the Premier League and then went on to continue delivering the goods after joining Man United.
Even forwards towards the end of his tenure, such as Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha, Robin van Persie and Dimitar Berbatov, were all picked up from rival English teams.
If Ferguson was coaching today, there's every chance he'd look at the club's current struggles in attack and identify a new signing is needed. With Cunha doing so well at Wolves, the iconic manager would have jumped at the opportunity to add him to his frontline.
Stats via SofaScore - correct as of 20/05/25