We thought Mbeumo is their best player to watch out for today but this particular Man United player gave us the greatest shock today,in my career I haven’t never seen such a dangerously aggressive player like Him before”, Nottingham forest captain Gibbs white reveals the ONE Man United player that really surprised Him Today – Not Amad

“WE WERE NOT PREPARED FOR HIM” – GIBBS-WHITE REVEALS THE UNITED PLAYER THAT SHOCKED NOTTINGHAM FOREST TODAY

 

 

 

Nottingham Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White couldn’t hide his shock after today’s clash, and his reaction said everything. Ahead of the game, their entire defensive setup was built around stopping Bryan Mbeumo. The Forest dressing room spent hours studying his runs, his positioning, his link-up play. The message was clear: stop Mbeumo, stop Manchester United.

 

 

 

But football has a way of embarrassing your assumptions.

 

 

 

Because the player who tore Nottingham Forest apart today wasn’t Mbeumo. It wasn’t Amad Diallo. It wasn’t Bruno. It wasn’t Rashford. It was someone completely different — someone Forest barely even discussed.

 

 

 

Gibbs-White admitted it clearly after the match:

 

 

 

> “We thought Mbeumo was the danger. But this guy… I haven’t seen a player that aggressive, that relentless, that hungry. He shocked every single one of us today.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So who was he talking about?

 

 

 

MATHEUS CUNHA.

 

 

 

The same Cunha many fans still weren’t fully convinced about. The same Cunha critics said lacked finishing consistency. The same Cunha who came to Old Trafford with questions hanging over him.

 

 

 

Today, those questions were answered.

 

 

 

Cunha didn’t just play — he terrorized Nottingham Forest.

 

He pressed like his life depended on it.

 

He bullied defenders.

 

He chased every ball.

 

He fought every duel.

 

He turned half-chances into full threats.

 

He moved like a forward possessed.

 

 

 

Forest defenders tried to foul him, drag him, outmuscle him — none of it worked.

 

He kept coming back. Harder. Faster. Angrier.

 

 

 

Gibbs-White said it straight:

 

 

 

> “I’ve faced many top strikers in this league, but what I saw today was different. The aggression was unbelievable. He never stopped. He never gave us time to breathe.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not just a striker scoring goals.

 

This is a striker who sets the tone for the entire team.

 

 

 

United fans have been crying for this type of player for years:

 

 

 

Someone who presses without being told.

 

 

 

Someone who plays like he’s wearing the badge inside his chest.

 

 

 

Someone who drags the team into the fight.

 

 

 

 

 

Today, Cunha didn’t just play football — he declared war on the pitch.

 

 

 

And the shock was written on the faces of Nottingham Forest players from start to finish.

 

 

 

Mbeumo may have taken headlines recently.

 

Amad may be the fan-favourite.

 

Bruno may wear the armband.

 

 

 

But today?

 

 

 

Matheus Cunha owned the stadium.

 

He owned the match.

 

He owned the fight.

 

 

 

This was his message to the Premier League:

 

 

 

“I am here. And I’m not playing friendly.”

 

 

 

Manchester United may have just found their new heartbeat —

 

and the rest of the league better be ready.

 

 

 

 

 

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