Whereas it was such a formidable collective exhibiting from Ruben Amorim’s staff, there was no doubting the significance of Mbeumo’s involvement, and these outcomes again that up.
Our no.19 was a livewire even earlier than his two second-half strikes, practically teeing up each Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko within the first 45, whereas an evasive piece of dribbling left Carlos Baleba with little alternative however to cease a swift assault and his fellow Cameroonian’s progress by bringing him down and incomes a yellow card.
A crowd-pleasing nutmeg on Yasin Ayari after the break then got here not lengthy earlier than Bryan had the bulk inside Outdated Trafford on their toes to rejoice his cool end via the legs of defender Lewis Dunk, which made the scoreline 3-0 after Matheus Cunha and Casemiro’s earlier efforts.
That strike appeared to have put the consequence past doubt however, after Brighton pulled two again, it was Mbeumo who was readily available to calm the nerves of the house trustworthy together with his second purpose, a stoppage-time settler. His left-footed shot, which crashed in off the underside of the Seagulls’ bar, is certain to be a frontrunner for our October Objective of the Month award.
