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Bryan Mbeumo's opener against Liverpool proved so unexpected, and potentially so decisive for the club's trajectory.
The Athletic watches a Manchester United game with Mbeumo's family and speaks to friends and former team-mates
Wayne Rooney has admitted being “sceptical” of Manchester United ’s signing of Bryan Mbeumo, but declared the Cameroonian as the club’s player of the season so far. Mbeumo followed in the footsteps of Ivan Toney last season when he became only the second Brentford player ever to score 20 goals in a single Premier League campaign.
Bryan Mbeumo has been working on a ‘secret’ Manchester United mission for ages but it’s public knowledge now, while Liverpool are always transfer geniuses. Our thoughts are with Bryan Mbeumo at this difficult time because…