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Since graduating from UCFB Etihad Campus in 2023, where he studied multimedia sports journalism, Joe spent 18 months as a freelance social media assistant for Statman Dave.
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Manchester United's summer transfer window has, in many ways, been a success so far. Benjamin Sesko has already scored a couple of Premier League goals, and goalkeeper Senne Lammens has been so good that fans are already comparing him to Peter Schmeichel.
As for their two other attacking signings, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, both players have hit he ground running. Mbeumo already has six goals and assists in that famous Red shirt, which included a goal away to Liverpool.
As for Cunha, he got off the mark against Brighton and Hove Albion a couple of weeks ago.
The new attacking duo could be on their way to forming the best front line since the end of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
Why Cunha & Mbeumo can be the best post-Fergie pairing
It has certainly been a fast start to life at Old Trafford for Cunha and Mbeumo. They have both made good impressions, with the Brazilian starring without scoring too many goals, and their number 19 providing that cutting edge.
As two individual players, both attackers are quite different. Cunha is a player who loves the ball at his feet, driving forward with flair. Mbeumo is more of an inside forward, cutting inside on his left foot and always looking to score.
But it is this uniqueness that makes them so deadly as a duo.
There is certainly a case to be made that they could form part of the best frontline since Ferguson departed the club back in 2013. United have had some excellent attackers in that time.
Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford had an unstoppable partnership and combined for 22 goals.
Cunha and Mbeumo are only a short way into their Old Trafford career, but it is easy to see how they can become the best attacking partnership since Ferguson retired. They have a good blend of skills which work well together.
However, they are perhaps not the most Ferguson-coded players in United’s squad.
United’s most Ferguson-coded player
Living up to the legacy left by those legendary teams under Ferguson has not been easy for the Red Devils. In fact, only a handful, including the likes of Rashford and Bruno Fernandes, have really managed that.
However, someone in more recent times who has shone in a United shirt is Ivorian winger Amad. Despite operating as a wing-back under Ruben Amorim and being tasked with more defensive responsibility, he has thrived in the last few seasons.
The "explosive" winger, as Statman Dave called him, has shone at United after being given a true opportunity last season.
In 74 games for the club, he’s bagged 15 goals and assisted 14. They’ve come at a good rate, too, with the Red Devils’ number 16 averaging a goal involvement every 148 minutes.
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Games |
74 |
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Minutes |
4309 |
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Goals |
15 |
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Assists |
14 |
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Mins per G/A |
148 |
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G/A per game |
0.4 |
Amad’s most recent strike came at the weekend against Nottingham Forest. It was a sensational effort to equalise for United late on, striking a first time volley sweetly with his left foot.
The former Atalanta player has picked up a habit of scoring those late goals for his side. He’s bagged ten times in the Premier League, which, according to Opta, 'have been scored in the second half of matches, which is a competition record for most goals by a player when all of them have been netted in the second half'.
He is certainly a Ferguson-coded player. Amad has picked up a habit of scoring late goals for the Red Devils, be it winners or equalisers, like at the weekend. Of course, that was a key theme in the Ferguson era.
United used to score so many goals late on under their legendary former manager. It became such an important phase of the game for his side that stoppage time was dubbed ‘Fergie Time,’ as it is still known today.
Imagine Amad in that side under Ferguson, popping up with a last-minute goal. The Ivorian has certainly made a habit of it, and he could have been a key player late on in games back in the 26-year reign the Scot had at Old Trafford.


















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