{"id":435059,"date":"2026-01-28T16:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435059\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:05:11","slug":"sam-allardyce-thinks-man-utd-star-has-been-even-more-dynamite-than-bruno-fernandes-under-michael-carrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435059\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Allardyce thinks Man Utd star has been even more &#8216;dynamite&#8217; than Bruno Fernandes under Michael Carrick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sam Allardyce has felt that one Manchester United star has stood out even more than the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha under Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> has impressed in the first two Premier League matches of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/michael-carrick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick\u2019s<\/a> reign as interim Red Devils head coach at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Should Manchester United keep Bruno Fernandes this summer, or is the time right to sell for big money? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252212037-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Bruno Fernandes roars in celebration\" class=\"wp-image-316871\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/all-manchester-united-captains\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United captain<\/a> has returned to an advanced position on the pitch, having been played in a deeper midfield role under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United<\/a> interim head coach Carrick has deployed Fernandes in the No 10 role and the Portugal and Red Devils midfielder has been in his element in the position.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes picked up back-to-back Premier League assists in the Manchester City and Arsenal matches after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/michael-carrick-style-of-play-and-tactics-explained-what-man-utd-fans-can-expect-from-interim-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carrick\u2019s Man Utd tactical tweak<\/a> to the player\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/paul-scholes-only-one-winner-involving-thomas-tuchel-is-disregarding-key-advantages-of-another-man-utd-candidate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Scholes\u2019 \u2018only one winner\u2019 involving Thomas Tuchel is disregarding key advantages of another Man Utd candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2258152838-2-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes interact with referee Craig Pawson during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in 2026 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-325744\" \/>Photo by Catherine Ivill \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesBruno Fernandes has impressed for Man Utd, but Sam Allardyce is all about the impact of Bryan Mbeumo under Michael Carrick<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes has been playing in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a>, who has been deployed as the lone forward under Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick dropped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/benjamin-sesko\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a> to the bench in favour of playing Bryan Mbeumo centrally, which has paid off already for the Red Devils in their last two matches.<\/p>\n<p> Bryan Mbeumo was lethal with limited opportunities vs Arsenal, is centre-forward his best position? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-25T180013.570-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Mbeumo stats\" class=\"wp-image-325415\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Mbeumo netted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-beat-man-city-2-0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd\u2019s 2-0 win over Manchester City<\/a> in the Premier League clash at Old Trafford before he found the back of the net against Arsenal as well.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Allardyce has admitted that Carrick\u2019s reign has benefited from the 26-year-old Mbeumo returning from his Cameroon duties at the 2025 AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s obviously a bonus on getting a couple of players back from the Africa Cup and a couple of injuries back that\u2019s made them better,\u201d he said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oXuEF23gFh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">No Tippy Tappy Football<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMbeumo, particularly, I think he\u2019s dynamite, me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/matheus-cunha-and-bryan-mbeumo-both-snubbed-as-only-one-man-utd-fan-favourite-makes-bbcs-team-of-the-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo both snubbed as only one Man Utd fan favourite makes BBC\u2019s Team of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Allardyce\u2019s assessment of Bryan Mbeumo and Co after Michael Carrick\u2019s first two Man Utd matches<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo has been a standout performer this season and had already impressed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> before the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United manager<\/a> was sacked.<\/p>\n<p>However, the tail end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-utd-officially-confirm-why-they-chose-to-sack-ruben-amorim-now-this-will\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim\u2019s managerial spell at Man Utd<\/a> saw the 41-year-old Portuguese coach lose Mbeumo to the Africa Cup of Nations competition.<\/p>\n<p>          With Ruben Amorim SACKED, where will Manchester United finish in 2025\/26? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Let&#8217;s see your predictions!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252864709-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Dorgu celebrates with his teammates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United.\" class=\"wp-image-318759\" \/>Photo by Molly Darlington\/Copa\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Despite the impact of Mbeumo and Co, Allardyce admitted that he is curious if Man Utd can maintain their momentum for the remainder of the season under Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I think that the team has been revitalised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s whether you can keep it up or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrick has secured back-to-back Premier League wins against Man City and Arsenal after he returned to Old Trafford as interim head coach earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Allardyce has felt that one Manchester United star has stood out even more than the likes of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[13138,8918,108738,403,99],"class_list":["post-435059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-bryan-mbeumo","tag-michael-carrick","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}