Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo hasn’t ruled out scoring 20 Premier League goals in his first season with the club, refusing to set himself a target or limit.
Mbeumo hit that figure in the league for Brentford last season, more than double his best-ever previous top-flight tally (nine). That prompted United to eventually commit to a £71 million ($93.9 million) transfer during the summer in a bid to boost the goalscoring threat in the squad.
The Cameroon international impressed from day one, causing Arsenal plenty of trouble with his movement in the first Premier League game of the season—albeit not finding the net. Mbeumo managed a maiden United goal against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup in late August and now has four more in nine league appearances to his name, scoring twice last time out.
Asked after that game against Brighton & Hove Albion—which marked a third successive league win for Ruben Amorim’s side only days after winning two in a row under the Portuguese coach for the first time—if he could score 20 in the league again, Mbeumo was open to the challenge.
“I always try to aim big in everything that I do,” he said. “I try not to set limits on myself and on what I can reach. I am just going to work on that as much as possible.
“Everyone wants to fight for as high as possible,” the player added, noting United’s sudden climb up the table—only two points separate them from second-place Bournemouth. “We want to win as many games as we can and that is what we are going to try and do.”
