Cunha wants to be Utd’s New Rooney after watching him on Grandma’s TV every week

Matheus Cunha hopes that he can bring the spirit of Wayne Rooney back to Manchester United.

The £ 62.5 million Brazilian new boy admitted that he always has the Red Devil team that the Champions League Back in 2008.

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That was around the time that United became Cunha’s favorite club.

He watched them on television every week at his grandmother before he went outside and played on his own version of Old Trafford.

And of all the star names in the team of Sir Alex Ferguson then it was first England Captain Roo who stood out the most for the boy of Brazil.

Cunha, 26, saw some qualities in the top scorer of his new club of all time that he could relate and hopes that he can bring to the modern team.

The former wolves and Atletico Madrid Forward said: “I remember the whole team the moment I started watching.

“I liked Rooney at the front. Wow! He is someone I have many similar things in my game, because I always give everything.

“He was the number 10, I remember it on his shirt and everyone loved the player’s skills – but he always brought more.

“He would slide tackle to try to take the ball, this kind of energy in him was a great example.”

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It can be 17 years ago, but Cunha can still call most players who have helped to overcome United States Chelsea 6-5 on penalties in Moscow after the final of the Champions League ended 1-1 after extra time.

He said: “Of course I can mention a lot of the players.

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“Cristiano Ronaldo – Everyone knows him, it’s easy to talk about him. But Ryan Giggs also.

“I can now imagine the team – it started with Edwin van der Sar in the goal, Rio Ferdinand of Nemanja Vidic The defenders. Paul ScholesWow, Michael Carrick.

“That team had a big impact on my teenage years.”

Cunha’s versions in Molineux and his 17 goals for Wolves last season made him one of the most popular properties in the Premier League this summer.

United is perhaps a hard sale for some players after the gloomy season they have just endured.

There will be no European football Next period after they were brought at home in 15th place with only 42 points-Hun lowest total ever in the Premier League history.

But after following the club since he was a boy who grew up in Joao Pessoa, the chance to put on the famous red shirt in the real Theater of Dreams was a chance he could not reject.

Cunha added: “Maybe outside of people don’t understand my decision.

“But if you have always dreamed of playing here, it is easier to come to this decision.

“It’s hard to explain, but for me no one else is like United.

“I know it has been a difficult season for everyone, so my decision shows what this club is for me and what I believe this club can be.”

Remembering how he fell in love with the first Red DevilsHe revealed: “My house did not have the channel to view the Premier League and my cousin’s house didn’t have it either.

“He is older than me and supports United – he showed me the way to start looking at the Premier League and the need to support United. We could only view the Premier League in my grandmother’s house, so we organized ourselves to go every weekend.

“When we played on the street together, on the beach, on the gravel, we mentioned those pitches Old Trafford.

“So, wow, it’s so hard to think about the past here – it’s very emotional for me.

“It is the most common expression that you can say at the moment, but yes, it is a dream come true for me.

“It’s my dream team, the team for me.”

In 2017, Cunha hoped that his wish of playing for the Red Devils was about to come out when he competed against them for Coritiba in the Youth Team Tournament The Dallas Cup.

He said: “One of the directors of Coritiba said that a director from United had asked about me.

“I was so excited and introduced a dream when I went to United – but then the conversations stopped.

“But I think this was the start of my journey. Playing against United was a dream. Wow!”

Eight years later he finally got his wish and Cunha believes that it will come for him at the perfect moment.

And part of the move comes from manager Amorim, who gave Cunha that he helped to make the switch.

He said: “I have a lot of faith in him. I hope he succeeds in conquering the world as he did Portugal.

“I am here to help the team and help him. All our discussions have made my decision easier.”

There have been Flashpoints during his 2½ seasons at Molineux -It started with a five-month loan saying in January 2023 but it is time to relax, knowing that he realized his ambition.

He added: “It’s the perfect time to get here and now I have to be calm. I learned from my mistakes.

“There is not one player who does not come here and thinks of the glory days, all the times they have won the Premier League.

“I want to put this club on top and do everything to help them overcome these things.”

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