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.

Bryan Mbeumo is ready to put in the hard graft required of him by Ruben Amorim in his 3-4-3 Manchester United system.

Ruben Amorim is wasting no time putting his stamp on the squad, and his latest call could end up being a major one for several players. There’s something to be said for how clearly Amorim has gone about building this team.