Matheus Cunha’s first Manchester United goal is the serotonin shot every Red Devil badly needed. You know that feeling when you’re waiting (and waiting) for your luck to turn, and the second it does, your friends jump in to remind you how long it took? That’s exactly the mood at Old Trafford right now. United spanked Brighton 4–2, Cunha FINALLY broke his duck, and his mates did not let him live it down. Friendship goals, but with savage banter.
- The One With The Savage Comeback
We all have that one friend who takes ages to reply and then shows up like nothing happened. That’s Cunha, except his group chat includes Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko. After 16 games with zero goals, Cunha was so anxious he was spiraling. Then—bang—he scores, and his teammates immediately drop, “Oh, so you CAN score!” Absolute savages, but you know it’s all love.
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- So, Here’s What Actually Went Down
If you missed the match, just know: it wasn’t a smooth cruise, it was full-on rollercoaster. United went 3–0 up via Cunha, Casemiro (deflected shot, but who’s counting?), and Mbeumo, but then Brighton did that thing where they suddenly remember how to play and brought it back to 3–2. Danny Welbeck and Kostoulas tried to snatch the vibes, but Mbeumo said, “Not today,” and slammed in a 96th-minute finisher. Old Trafford ne finally saans li.
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The Rs 650 Cr Question: Was Cunha Worth The Bag?
Let’s talk paisa vasool — United dropped about £62.5 million (yes, that’s almost Rs 650 crore, bhai) for Cunha in June 2025. For months, rival fans were roasting United for his zero in the goals column, but now the ROI memes can rest. The guy’s been pressing like a demon (ask Liverpool, ask Brighton!), but now he’s got the finish to match. Bonus trivia: Casemiro and Cunha scored together, giving United two Brazilian scorers in one PL match. Samba dance incoming?Meme Review: X/Twitter Went Full Bollywood Dramatic
What do you get when a Brazilian striker ends a 16-game drought at Old Trafford? Twitter/X memes, reels, and a truckload of wholesome feels. Fan pages went from “yeh banda kabhi score karega?” to “from anxious to assassin,” and everyone lapped up Cunha’s soundbite: “This is the club I grew up watching… my first goal at Old Trafford, I dreamed a lot of this.”Tactics Corner: Why The Floodgates Might Actually Open
Let’s get nerdy, Amorim’s 3–4–3/3–2–5 system has been marinating for weeks and now it’s finally serving. With Casemiro pressing high and Cunha playing between the lines (not just chasing channels, thankfully), United looked like a team with a plan. Mbeumo’s double-threat game is freeing up space for Cunha to get high-quality touches in zone-14, basically, chef’s kiss for stats nerds. Plus, with a bunch of away games coming, confidence = the new OP hack. This is asli jugaad football, people.
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From anxious to audacious, that’s the arc, folks. United fans, kya scene hai: was this the night the rebuild finally felt real? What are your thoughts?