First impressions of Bebe

Well after all the furore caused by his signing and non appearances, Bebe finally made his first appearance in a United shirt and to be totally frank, we appear to have something to work with.

The result will surely be the thing that grabs most people’s attention as United went down 4-1 to Aston Villa inspired by Barry Bannan but looking solely at Bebe’s performance he surely didn’t ‘flop’ as the Daily Fail will have you believe.

With Nani there to give his country man support Bebe looked good out wide, he delivered a ball into the box but the resulting shot from Ravel Morrison was blocked by a defender thus giving United a corner. This would be a recurring theme for the night as Bebe continued to puts some decent balls into the box yet to no end product.

He got more and more into the game as it progressed and showed some quick feet in beating his man as well as good pace and acceleration. Villa seemed intent on stopping him getting any joy though and at times doubled up on him as well as resorting to cynical fouls.

One thing that is noticeable is that Bebe is very much a winger rather than a wide forward player. He seems to have good crossing and likes to get the ball into the box early which is a bonus. I very much look forward to seeing how he develops considering this performance against a very decent Aston Villa side.

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