Cunha, Casemiro and Mbeumo: United trio earn Premier League awards

Manchester United’s Carrington training ground became a mini-awards hall on Thursday as three first-team stars collected Premier League milestone medallions. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, January signing Matheus Cunha and Cameroonian forward Bryan Mbeumo were each honoured for reaching landmark figures in the English top flight.

Casemiro and Cunha both brought up 100 Premier League appearances this winter. Casemiro’s century arrived during February’s victory over Tottenham Hotspur, every one of his matches having been played in United colours. Cunha, who spent three-and-a-half seasons with Wolverhampton Wanderers, registered 82 of his 100 games for the Black Country club before completing the set in January’s meeting with Burnley.

Mbeumo’s award recognised a more prolific benchmark: 50 Premier League goals. The 25-year-old reached the half-century with a strike against Arsenal at the Emirates last month, adding to the haul he had primarily accumulated during his time at Brentford. He is currently United’s leading scorer this season and joins Bruno Fernandes as the only member of the squad to have surpassed the 50-goal mark; the Portuguese captain has 68.

The presentations cap a period of individual recognition at Old Trafford. October saw Mbeumo claim the league’s Player of the Month prize, largely on the strength of his decisive goal in United’s 2-1 triumph at Anfield, while former head coach Ruben Amorim collected the Manager of the Month award for the same period. Michael Carrick later earned the managerial accolade for January after guiding the side to wins over Manchester City and Arsenal in his first two league fixtures as interim boss.

United’s official website confirmed the medallions were handed out after Thursday’s training session, underlining a season that has delivered both collective momentum and personal milestones.