Wayne Rooney: Bryan Mbeumo Is Predicted At Manchester United

Bryan Mbeumo became the most consistent signing of Manchester United (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney admitted that he had doubts when his former club wanted to sign Bryan Mbeumo in the summer.

However, his performances so far have convinced Rooney that the forward deserves to be in the Red Devils.

Mbeumo joined Manchester United in the summer from Brentford for a fairly large transfer fee, reaching more than 70 million pounds.

The Cameroonian's two goals against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, October 25, 2025, added his goal collection to five in 10 appearances.

He also opened the scoring for Manchester United at Anfield, which was their first win at the stadium since 2016.

"At Manchester United, he (Mbeumo) also had some good chances in the game. It's just that, he doesn't always take advantage of it."

"However, I think the energy, work ethic, passion, is what you need to be a Manchester United player."

"Yes, I did say I was a bit in doubt, but I think it was what he showed he deserved there."

"Obviously, Cunha is already in, happy to see him score, but Mbeumo is consistent with his performance and that's the most important thing."

"If you are consistently in the right position and get a chance, you will score. Last season he scored 20 goals for Brentford? Now he's starting well again."

"When you're a striker, you enjoy scoring goals and that feeling continues. That's why you see players scoring goals in a row -- scoring eight, 10, 11 goals in a row -- and sometimes they may miss a few goalsless games."

"His confidence is very high at this time. Hopefully it will continue because he is clearly Manchester United's best signing of the season," Rooney said at The Wayne Rooney.

Victory over Brighton is also a silent witness to New Player Matheus Cunha who opened his goal account for the club.

Despite scoring just one goal, Cunha has become one of Manchester United's best players this season and has provided the much-needed dynamics on attack.

"You can see how happy everyone is for him - including the manager - because things like that can get in your mind."

"We've also seen him with Darwin Nunez at Liverpool. The longer it gets, the harder it will be. You've lost that little confidence again."

"However, scoring goals meant a lot to him because some of his performances were really good. He (Cunha) was clearly absent in several games due to injury."

"However, you can see the joy of scoring goals. I've experienced it before where the players desperately needed that goal because they were going through difficult times. You just hope that goal will spur their enthusiasm."

"Hopefully now he can start showing what we saw from him at Wolves last year. I think he can rise from this situation, get better, and start dominating the game because that's his ability."

"Sometimes he's unpredictable and that's what makes him a threat," Rooney said again.

Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest on Saturday, November 1, 2025, WIB night. Ruben Amorim wants his troops to continue their winning streak.

Now, the Red Devils are in a trend of three consecutive wins in the Premier League. Starting to flow goals from Mbeumo and the opening of Cunha's goal tap will be a serious threat to competitors going forward.