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Matheus Cunha was delighted to finally make his mark for Manchester United as the wait for his first goal began to weigh on the summer signing’s mind.
The 26-year-old joins the Old Trafford team in a deal worth £62.5 million wolveswhere he scored 17 times in all competitions last season, equaling the most goals scored by a Brazilian player in a Premier League campaign with 15 goals.
Cunha has impressed in his first few months at United, but he had to wait until his ninth appearance before opening his account with a beautifully directed effort from the edge of the box in Saturday’s 4-2 win. brighton,
“Yes, finally,” the smiling Brazil international told Premier League Productions. “Wow. I worked so hard for this. It’s a win for starters and I’m very happy.”
“But of course I want to contribute a little more and then coming today, (but) we win and then everything is fine.”
Asked whether the thought of not finding the net was on his mind, the man of the match said: “Of course.
“We have very little action (but) when you play up front, (you) have goals to score.
“I have to contribute more. But last time I said it, if my participation is to help the team and then we start doing (well), then I will be happy too.
“But of course with this goal, everyone will be around me to push me.
“People started joking and then said, ‘Wow, you can score!’. Things like that happen and everyone pushes me and I feel very happy to be here.”
Cunha opens the scoring with compatriot at home to Brighton casemiro Fellow summer signing Brian Mbeumo fired a deflected effort before firing home.
Danny Welbeck’s free-kick and a late Charalampos Kostoulas header created a nervous atmosphere at Old Trafford, where Mbeumo’s second goal of the day ensured a third consecutive win for Ruben Amorim’s side.
“Everyone has full confidence in Amorim,” Cunha said. “He is someone who keeps us going.
“He’s always under a lot of stress until we start winning, and then he improves every day. Of course, he deserves it, Man United deserves it.
“This should be normal for this club. I’m very happy to be a part of it. Amazing day, I’ll remember it.”
United continue their Premier League campaign with a trip to Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest next weekend, when Brighton host Leeds who travel to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
seagull boss Fabian Herzeler Said: “United put the pressure on from one man to another so you have to do the little things well and we were not at our highest level.
“In the end it’s about execution and our execution was not perfect, so we have to start training seriously, taking every pass and every touch seriously. We have to improve.
“The character was good, the personality and the belief was there. We never gave up but the main thing is that we made easy mistakes.”