Man Utd hero Matheus Cunha sends clear message to Michael Carrick after being benched

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Matheus Cunha admits he's desperate to help Manchester United after his dramatic winner against Arsenal . The Brazilian climbed off the bench to score late on for the Red Devils in their 3-2 win against the table-toppers.

It was just Cunha 's fifth goal for United since a big-money move from Wolverhampton Wanderers . He has been benched in each of new boss Michael Carrick 's first two matches and has admitted that all he wants to do is play.

Speaking to Sky Sports , he said: "I know the quality of the group, everyone wants to play. The important thing is to help the team and every single minute to give everything."

On United's win, the 26-year-old added: "100 per cent [greatest moment in the shirt]. These kind of games are the games we dreamed of playing.

"When I come to United, these are the games we watched on television and we want to be part of that. This is one of the best moments for me here."

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Harry Maguire also gave his verdict on the victory and praised Carrick for his impact at Old Trafford since replacing Ruben Amorim . He said: "Michael [Carrick] has come in, and he’s been brilliant with us.

"He’s brought fresh energy, and the group has really galvanised. Obviously, two tough games [City and Arsenal ], everyone probably thought we would come away from them with not many points, but we won both of them."

The defender also hailed matchwinner Cunha and claimed he could sympathise with the forward and his frustration at being among the substitutes. He added: "Obviously, we have a much bigger squad now with the return of the players from AFCON.

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"Players like Matheus [Cunha] coming off the bench, who I’m sure is not too happy sitting on the bench in the last two games - I know what he’s like, he wants to play - but I must say he has made the difference in the two games.

"He came on against City and changed the game, and today he’s made the difference for us. It just shows the squad of players we have and the attacking talent we have that can come on and do that."

United now sit fourth in the Premier League , having overtaken fierce rivals Liverpool . They will be aiming to extend their perfect start under Carrick next weekend as they welcome Fulham to Old Trafford.

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