It’s chaos, it’s end-to-end, what is it? Manchester United That’s it.

Yes, Monday’s thriller with Bournemouth has only been seen Ruben AmorimThe team picked up the only point, as they had done in their previous games against West Ham at Old Trafford, although those two games were just chalk and cheese.

Against the Hammers and previously against Everton, the Portuguese was reluctant to take off the handbrake, with a frustratingly rigid tactical philosophy that often annoyed United fans.

Perhaps it had arrived, although the pragmatism and caution were somewhat lost against the Cherries, with Amorim passing to Benjamin Sesco as the home side equalized from 3-2 down.

What followed were a few extraordinary minutes, Matthews CunhaIt was the club’s second goal but, somewhat frustratingly, Eli Junior Kroupi’s late equalizer burst the bubble.

Another chance for fifth place Premier League The table was missed, although there were flashes of what this Amorim team could look like, with everyone fit and shooting at the top end of the pitch – how about adding more attacking quality too?

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It’s no secret that January is a difficult window to do business in, with United scrambling for short-term fixes in recent years, from Wout Weghorst to Odion Ighalo.

After spending nearly £250m over the summer, it would be no surprise if the Red Devils look for short-term transfers again in the New Year, with recent reports suggesting loan-to-buy offers could be available Connor Gallagher of Atletico Madridalthough the club may also seize the opportunity to sign players who will become free agents. Ruben Neves from Al Hilal.

as Miguel Delaney for The Independent Unsurprisingly, midfield remains a “priority” for Ineos heading into 2026, with Carlos Baleba and Elliott Anderson both considered “top targets”, as outlined.

However, just as excitingly, the respected journalist also hinted that attacking additions could be in the pipeline, revealing that United are considering a move for the Bournemouth player. Antoine Semenho next month.

Delaney said while Ineos were preparing for further investment next summer, they would be ready to snap up Semenho in January if any rivals tried to steal the move from the Ghanaian. He is worth £65m thanks to a release clause which can be activated in the New Year.

Amorim and his colleagues believe the 25-year-old can serve as a forward and full-back under the former Bristol City star, regardless of value, and are said to be “open to such a move”.

Why Semenho can’t play alongside Cunha

United have had a number of what could be described as “auditions” of players in recent weeks, from Baleba, Anderson, Adam Walton and now Semenho, the latter of whom, after Monday’s performance, could not do any harm with a chance of a move.

After a quiet start to the night, the welcome sensation leveled his side with a trademark sprint down the right wing before blasting past Sene Lamenz for his seventh league goal of the season, confirming Amorim’s point about him being a “special player”.

Described as now looking “unstoppable” Talk sports commentator Darren BentSemenho has been a regular under Andoni Iraola over the past 18 months or so, scoring 41 goals and providing 41 assists in just 94 games so far under the Basque boss in a variety of roles.

It’s this flexibility both up front and on the flanks that is so attractive to Amorim, and coupled with the striker’s two-footed ability, the prospect of imagining him playing full-back for United in 2026 is an eye-watering prospect.

Amad is on one side and Mbemo is in front of him. Semenho is on the other side and Cunha is in front of him. Finally, there’s the aforementioned Sesco as the offensive figurehead.

Defenses may struggle, although such a set-up is likely to return to a Sir Alex Ferguson-esque all-out attack that takes the game to the opposition rather than simply waiting to be intercepted.

Such a change would also appear to help Cunha in a left-side number ten role, with the Brazilian – who has scored just twice so far – likely to not be helped by the players deployed behind him at full-back this season, namely Patrick Dolgu and Diogo Dalot.

Having an out-and-out attacker like Semenho in this role will certainly stretch the pitch further and free up space for Cunha to create some magic in the middle, with the former Wolves star scoring after Sesco sprinted in from the left earlier this week.

With its amazing speed and power, it is known as “nightmare of confrontation” In the view of past Bristol manager Nigel Pearson, Semenho will be another figure that the opposition fear and try to tie down, ensuring that Cunha and his teammates around him should have more joy and freedom to cause chaos in the final third.

While the £65m-rated player’s last goal did come against Luke Shaw on the Bournemouth right flank, his presence in the opposition team was no more evident than against Fulham earlier in the season, when he somehow managed to fire the ball into the back of the net from the acutest of angles in heavy rain at the Vitality Stadium.

There’s no doubt the versatile south coast star has a wow factor and for a United side lacking any real attacking depth, the extra magic is sure to wow.

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