Matheus Cunha has already endeared himself to United fans this season following several positive performances. Still, he appears to be putting in additional effort behind the scenes, which has seemingly delighted United staff and manager Rúben Amorim.
Prior to Matheus Cunha’s arrival at Manchester United, he had a strong reputation as a player who loves to entertain and get fans off their seats, but also as someone with a fiery personality and sometimes seen as erratic.
With Cunha being forced out of contention for Wolves 5 times last season due to suspension, this led some senior figures at United to question the signing of the Brazilian.
However, Ruben Amorim was unfazed by this and fixated on Cunha being his man for the next season to fill the left number 10 role, which is so vital to his system working effectively.
This has since led the manager to be impressed not only by Cunha’s performances on the pitch, but also by his actions on the training ground, which were once again highlighted when a United insider discussed why Amorim was so pleased with the player on Thursday, leading up to United’s trip to Anfield.
Amorim impressed by Cunha’s dedication
Following the end of the international break, just days before United would travel to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, Ruben Amorim was to have allowed his players Thursday off to recover and prepare for their biggest game of the season.
However, despite featuring for Brazil in a game away in Japan only on the Wednesday, Matheus Cunha was seen to be carrying out a light gym session at Carrington on his own.
According to The Mirror, this greatly impressed Amorim and his coaching staff, with one United insider saying: “That one instance is reflective of his attitude and dedication.”
All the hard work and dedication shown by Cunha around Carrington were reflected in his brilliant performance as part of United’s major triumph over Liverpool on Sunday.
“He came off the pitch at Anfield exhausted, because he’d given absolutely everything,” A United source told The Mirror. “But he was still happy to do numerous interviews with broadcasters afterwards, which reflects what kind of bloke he is.”
Cunha’s character impresses
Matheus Cunha has really proven to be a great figure for the United squad to have around the dressing room.
This comes once again from an inside source at United, saying, “He’s a popular guy. He’s part of the strong group of Portuguese and Spanish-speaking players in the dressing room”.
United staff have also said they have been impressed by how polite and respectful Cunha has proven himself to be when interacting with others in and around Carrington, with the player also having shown no issue with fulfilling contractual obligations and charity commitments throughout his time at the club so far.
This further serves as evidence against the narrative that began to be pushed in the media last season, labelling him an aggressive and unreliable character.
With Cunha so far proving to be a vital addition for this United squad, whose role in the team will only grow, and will be especially important when other United stars Bryan Mbeumo and Amad depart for AFCON in December.
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