Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher discussing Manchester United (Picture: Sky Sports)
Jamie Carragher has hailed Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United signing Bryan Mbeumo as ‘one of the best’ in the Premier League.
United spent over £200m in Amorim’s final transfer window in charge of the club, bringing Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens to Old Trafford.
All four summer signings have made a significant impact at United, particularly in the club’s fruitful period under caretaker boss Michael Carrick since Amorim’s departure last month.
Both Mbeumo and Cunha have provided substantial attacking threat in the final third, while Sesko has scored six goals in seven games since Amorim was axed.
Lammens also looks to be a shrewd signing for Manchester United, having quickly established himself as the club’s No. 1 since his £18m move from Royal Antwerp.
United have amassed 16 points from a possible 18 under Carrick to climb into the Champions League places, a huge improvement from a side that finished just 15th last season.
Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Carragher has been impressed by United’s resurgence and singled out Mbeumo for special praise, describing the former Brentford forward as one of the signing of the season.
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‘Bryan Mbeumo came in as almost a right-winger or a right-sided forward in the Ruben Amorim system and I was surprised to see him go through the middle,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports.
‘But for me he’s been one of the best signings in the Premier League this season. He suits Manchester United so well.
‘I’ve heard Gary Neville so often describe what a United player should look like and it feels like it’s him [Mbeumo].
‘He can get you up the pitch with power and pace and has that finish as well. He’s been absolutely fantastic and gives United so much whether he’s up top or out wide.’
Manchester United legend Neville has also praised ‘really solid signing’ Mbeumo and suggested both Arsenal and Chelsea should have tried to secure his signature.
Assessing Manchester United’s deal for Mbeumo on the Stick to Football podcast, Neville said: ‘If you look at it now, Mbeumo would probably have been better for Chelsea and Arsenal than the players they got.
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‘I think Joao Pedro had done quite well but Mbeumo… I mean, he would have been a sensation for Arsenal, wouldn’t he?
‘He’s a good signing for Manchester United, a really solid signing. I like him a lot.’
Ian Wright, meanwhile, agreed with Neville’s assessment and suggested he was ‘gutted’ that Mbeumo did not end up at Arsenal.
‘He always looks dangerous,’ Wright said of Mbeumo. ‘When you see how he plays, absolutely [he would have strengthened Arsenal].’
Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 on Monday night and return to Premier League action at the weekend against Crystal Palace.
‘We had to do a lot of work, credit to Everton they made it difficult, made us defend our box a lot,’ Carrick said after the narrow win over Everton. ‘The spirit with which we defended the box was top class.
‘A clean sheets is fantastic. We can play better than that, but at the same time it is pleasing to come away from home and win 1-0.’
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