Manchester United fans didn’t think twice about dropping their two cents on Bryan Mbeumo after Ruben Amorim’s summer signing finally made his debut against Everton on Sunday.
Bryan Mbeumo linked up with Manchester United for the pre-season tour of the United States, but the Red Devils new boy missed the opening two matches.
The 25-year-old France-born winger had been at the centre of a long-drawn-out summer transfer saga, with United’s first two bids for Mbeumo rejected in June.
However, the Red Devils maintained their pursuit of the former Brentford star and United finally landed Mbeumo on their third attempt in July ahead of the US tour.
United’s deal with Brentford for Mbeumo saw the Red Devils pay an initial £65m transfer fee for the former Bees ace, with a further £6m included in add-ons.
The Red Devils’ £71m package for the Cameroon international eclipsed United’s fee for the signing of Matheus Cunha from Premier League side Wolves in June.
Photo by Kevin C. Cox – Premier League/Getty ImagesMan Utd fans’ telling first impressions of Bryan Mbeumo’s debut display vs Everton at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Manchester United travelled to Georgia and the Red Devils faced David Moyes’ Everton side at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for their pre-season clash.
Ruben Amorim made the surprising call to drop Rasmus Hojlund to the bench and started Bryan Mbeumo as one of two strikers in his tactical system alongside Matheus Cunha.
United fans took to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and the reaction to Mbeumo’s debut performance was full of praise after his attacking threat.
One Red Devils supporter wrote: “Mbeumo is on beast mode. I am liking what I am seeing already.”
“Calling it now, Mbeumo will be our player of the season,” another United fan boldly predicted.
A third X user said: “Look, Mbeumo was worth the wait. The saga is officially justified.”
Somebody else posted: “Love to see Mbeumo fighting in the box!”
“Bryan Mbeumo [is] such a bright spark,” another added.
While a sixth suggested: “Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo are a force [that] the PL [Premier League] ain’t ready for yet.”
And a seventh tweeted: “I can’t remember the last time I saw someone latch onto a saved effort like Mbeumo just did, so unlucky to not score, but how refreshing to watch.”
“How does Mbeumo move that quickly? He’s so fast,” someone else commented.
What happened in the Man Utd vs Everton match amid Bryan Mbeumo’s long-awaited debut for the Red Devils?
United delivered the first blow of the contest on Sunday evening after Red Devils skipper Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock from the spot-kick in the 19th minute.
Amad Diallo was brought down inside the box by Everton defender James Tarkowski and the referee pointed to the spot in the first half at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
But the Toffees hit back against United ahead of half-time and attacking midfielder Iliman Ndiaye cancelled out Bruno Fernandes’ penalty effort in the 40th minute.
United restored their advantage over Everton in the second half after Fernandes picked out Mason Mount, who curled a superb strike past Jordan Pickford.
Mason Mount put United 2-1 up in the 69th minute, but the Red Devils’ lead was short-lived after Ayden Heaven put the ball in the back of his own net six minutes later.
Amorim’s men have played their final Premier League Summer Series tie in the United States and the Red Devils will play the last match of the tour back in England.
United will now face Serie A outfit Fiorentina at Old Trafford on 9th August ahead of the Red Devils’ start to the 2025-26 Premier League season under Amorim.