The club have already played friendlies against Leeds, West Ham and Bournemouth in pre-season, but Mbeumo has not been ready to feature. However, with the Red Devils still to play Everton and Fiorentina this pre-season,

Amorim will hope he can bring the buccaneer spirit he showed at Brentford to United. “We had in our heads that we could win every game,” Mbeumo says. “So we just try to not be scared of the names in their team and then we just try to play.” The only time Mbeumo does get nervous is when playing the piano, his other cerebral hobby.

Manchester United’s £71m signing Bryan Mbeumo has opened up about his decision to join the club, revealing he was always confident the transfer from Brentford would happen despite a drawn-out