Forget Amorim — Mbeumo says players must be accountable for Man Utd struggles

Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo admits the players must take responsibility for their poor start to the season.

The Red Devils are languishing in 14th place in the Premier League table with just two wins from six games, which represents the club's worst start to a league season since the Premier League began in 1992.

After last weekend's 3-1 defeat to Brentford, Bryan Mbeumo (who joined from Brentford for up to £71 million), reflected on the result and the overwhelming pressure facing the squad.

"Obviously disappointed with the result, I had a warm welcome back from the fans and I will never forget that," Mbeumo told Sky Sports.

He immediately called for accountability from the entire team.

"I think everyone in the team needs to take responsibility. When you play in a club this big, everyone needs to know what to do - as a team, we need to do better."

Amid intense scrutiny that includes calls for a change in system and even a new manager, Mbeumo stressed the importance of the players blocking out external criticism.

"Obviously it's different, it's not the same, but the only thing we want to be focused on is ourselves, we just try to listen to what's going on inside," he explained.

"It's not that hard [to block the noise out], obviously, the main thing we see is on social media, so it's just not going on there much, and you just have to stay focused on your own things."

Manchester United will hope to return to winning ways when they welcome Sunderland to Old Trafford this weekend.