The 17-year-old is one of Man Utd’s ‘biggest talents’ and he could rival Mbeumo

Manchester United signed a new-look Ruben Amorim over the summer. With Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho both leaving the club, the Red Devils needed depth in the advanced areas.

To add this strength, Sir Jim Ratcliffe spent over £200 million building the new forward line. Matheus Cunha has joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for £62.5m.

Their new number nine was Benjamin Sesko. He signed late in the window from RB Leipzig, costing United £74 million. He scored in back-to-back matches before the recent international break.

Bryan Mbeumo was Brentford’s other signing, costing £71m including add-ons. It was also a good start to the campaign for the Cameroonian star.

How Mbeumo’s departure compares to other Big 6 wingers

Naturally, there was going to be a lot of pressure on United’s new number 19. He had an exceptional season with Bournemouth last season, scoring 28 goals and assists in 38 Premier League appearances.

However, the 26-year-old has started the season well. He has already scored twice for United and provided one assist in eight games.

His first Premier League strike came against Burnley, and he set up Mason Mount against Sunderland.

But how do these stats compare to some of the other right forwards in the Big 6? Well, Mohamed Salah’s start to the season has been somewhat disappointing, even though he has two goals and two assists in the Premier League so far. These are the same numbers as Phil Foden in all competitions.

Arsenal’s main right-sided option, Bukayo Saka, has scored three goals in all competitions, and Tottenham Hotspur’s Mohammed Kudus has scored five goals. As for Chelsea, Estevao has been their main destroyer on the right, with a goal and an assist, including this late winner against Liverpool.

Overall, Mbeumo’s numbers compare well to some of his rivals. What scares their opponents is that United have a local version of the Cameroonian star training at Carrington.

Mbeumo, originally from United

Although Mbeumo is only 26 years old and not even in his peak years, it is still nice for United fans to know that they have an extremely talented right striker in their academy.

The Cameroonian international will be perfect to teach him.

Indeed, Red Devils fans can surely be excited about 17-year-old winger Bendito Mantato. The England Under-18 international has shone for his academy over the past two years, so much so that Amorim invited him to join first-team training this week.

The striker is a versatile player who can play on both flanks and even at left back. However, when playing as a right winger under Darren Fletcher in the under-18 team, he scored and assisted in just two games.

Indeed, those numbers are impressive, but his overall statistics for Carrington’s Under-18s show that he has been a threat to opposition defenders for a few seasons. He has scored 14 goals and provided three assists in just 23 games in the Under-18 Premier League.

The 17-year-old is a player who has good instincts in the penalty area, a great threat for a winger. This strike against Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup last season demonstrates that.

It also resembles Mbeumo’s goal against Burnley this season, highlighting the similarities between the two men.

Mantato is certainly an exciting prospect, with Academy Scoop, a Red Devils academy page on X, calling him “one of the club’s biggest talents”. That’s certainly high praise, considering the quality of Carrington’s academy ranks.

It will be fascinating to see how Mantato’s development plays out and how much he will resemble Mbeumo when he eventually breaks into first-team football.