Bryan Mbeumo has not ruled out reaching 20 Premier League goals in his first season with United, refusing to impose limits on what he can achieve after an encouraging start. The Cameroon international troubled Arsenal with his movement on the opening weekend, then netted a maiden United goal against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup in late August. He now has four more in nine league appearances, scoring twice in the most recent match.<\/p>\n
Asked after the win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which completed a third successive league victory under Ruben Amorim and followed an earlier two-game run, Mbeumo was clear about his ambitions. \u201cI always try to aim big in everything that I do,\u201d he said. \u201cI try not to set limits on myself and on what I can reach. I am just going to work on that as much as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone wants to fight for as high as possible,\u201d the player added, noting United\u2019s sudden climb up the table and the fact they sit only two points behind second-place Bournemouth. \u201cWe want to win as many games as we can and that is what we are going to try and do.\u201d<\/p>\n
United\u2019s summer recruitment reshaped the forward line. In addition to spending big on Mbeumo, the club agreed to pay \u00a362.5 million for Matheus Cunha and up to \u00a373.7 million for Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko. Cunha opened his United account with a high-quality goal against Brighton, and all three forwards have contributed to the goals tally so far.<\/p>\n
Mbeumo stressed the work required behind the scenes to build understanding with new teammates. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t been easy obviously because we all came this year and we tried to make the connections in training,\u201d he said. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t been easy coming into this environment, a big club, the expectations are not easy to handle but with the teammates, everyone is helping me, helping the team, helping the new players and I think that was very important.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very happy for [Cunha]. We are growing the link-ups between [myself, Cunha, \u0160e\u0161ko]. Of course, the pressure is off [Cunha\u2019s] shoulders with the goal, he was waiting for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Mbeumo reaches 20 league goals in 2025\u201326, he would be United\u2019s first 20-goal Premier League scorer since Robin van Persie (26) in Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s final season. Last season, no United player reached double figures in the league for the first time in the club\u2019s recent history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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