Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo failed to make Troy Deeney’s cut for BBC Sport’s Premier League Team of the Week, despite impressing for Manchester United.
Bryan Mbeumo started his second consecutive Premier League match as the lone forward in Michael Carrick’s Manchester United tactical approach at the weekend.
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The 26-year-old Cameroon international found the back of the net again after Mbeumo netted an all-important first-half equaliser for Man Utd against Arsenal.
Lisandro Martinez had put the ball in the back of his net to put Arsenal in the lead over United in the first place before Mbeumo made an impact ahead of half-time.
Mbeumo made way in the second half and Michael Carrick turned to Matheus Cunha, who would ultimately score United’s winner against Arsenal late in the match.
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The impact of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo was not enough for the Man Utd duo to impress BBC Sport pundit Troy Deeney
Ahead of Matheus Cunha’s sensational long-range strike in the 87th minute, Patrick Dorgu produced a moment of pure magic that stunned the Gunners on Sunday.
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Patrick Dorgu collected the ball from Bruno Fernandes before firing a rocket of a strike towards an outstretched David Raya, which subsequently landed in the back of the Arsenal net.
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The 21-year-old wing-back put Manchester United 2-1 up only five minutes into the second half and Troy Deeney was deeply impressed by Patrick Dorgu’s stunner.
“He’s been unbelievable since Michael Carrick came in,” Deeney told BBC Sport.
“That goal in the win at Arsenal was unbelievable and worthy of winning any football match in the world.”
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Patrick Dorgu’s brilliant run of Man Utd form comes to an end after a major setback for Michael Carrick’s key man
Patrick Dorgu has deeply impressed under Michael Carrick and has been starting ahead of summer signing Cunha on the left wing in the last two weeks.
The Danish defender scored in Man Utd’s stunning 2-0 win over Manchester City at Old Trafford ahead of netting against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday evening.
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However, Dorgu was forced off late in the second half against the Gunners and Man Utd interim head coach Carrick brought on striker Benjamin Sesko in his place.
According to BBC Sport, the in-form Dorgu is set to be sidelined for a few weeks now after the Denmark international suffered a hamstring injury at the Emirates.
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