Manchester United have officially named the team’s new number 10 which births controversy in the team.
This new development at the club, with respect to which player takes charge of the jersey number ten in the forthcoming season has caused numerous pitch-side conversation both on the playing front and in the fans.
That being said, the Red-Devils initially had their academy prodigy, Marcus Rashford representing the team with the Jersey number prior to his departure from the team to Aston Villa on a loan deal during last season.
Upon his arrival, the new manager of the club, Ruben Amorim in consultation with the management of the club have agreed on a decision to hand over the ‘ten jersey’ to the new signee of the club.
Manchester United have now asked their Brazilian new signee, Matheus Cunha to inherit the English winger, Marcus Rashford’s initial jersey number.
Matheus Cunha’s Statistics For Wolves Last Season
In the 2024/25 season, Matheus Cunha made thirty-three appearances for English Premier League side, Wolverhampton Wanderers; bagging fifteen (15) goals in addition to six (6) assists culminating to twenty-one (21) goal contributions for his side.
Is Matheus Cunha The Right Man For The Job
Now, taking a glance look at the Brazilian’s output and overall performance for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cunha proved his worth and displayed a lot of experience and quality in front of goal.
Clearly, his goal-scoring abilities has never been in doubt however the big question now pops-up, can he be the solution to Manchester United’s goal scoring problem?
In that vein, Cunha over the years has proven to fit into all lone-striking formations such as 3-4-2-1 or 4-2-3-1 however, Ruben Amorim as the manager for United has shown that, he has immense love for the 3-4-3 formation which enables his team to be very solid in the heart of midfield while having his wingers join the attack hence having more men upfront which increase his chance creation method hence, making escalating is chance of scoring goals plus winning games.
While all football fans especially the patriots of Manchester United anticipates that their team would displayed signs of a better team next season, it all lies in the chamber of the coaching stuff to imbibe their ideas into the playing body properly for it it reflect on the field of play.
