Amorim spoke often enough last season about United’s failure to make the most of their opportunities.
They need to score much more than the paltry 44 league goals they managed last season.
Mbeumo’s arrival should help address that shortfall but, as with Cunha, the Cameroon forward will offer more than that.
He has the power and strength to carry the ball forward. Too many of United’s attacking players are the nippy variety, who find it easier to operate in small spaces.
The theory is Mbeumo, allied with Cunha, and a strong number nine who can play with his back to goal and hold the ball up effectively, can force the opposition back, creating greater depth to the game, more space for United to play in and greater opportunities.
United are trying to mitigate their recruitment plan going wrong previously by bringing in players who are used to the Premier League and don’t require settling-in time, which, after how last season ended, is in short supply.
Mbeumo cannot be the end of the reshaping of Amorim’s squad – and the former Sporting boss said at the end of last season, it might take a few transfer windows to get what he wants.
But it does appear United will be a bigger goal threat next term. And from that, significant improvement should come.
