Mbeumo was given a first 45 minutes for his new club in Sunday's preseason friendly.
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"I think he played well,” explained Amorim in our post-match interview. “Of course, he needs to improve in a lot of things.
“You can feel the physicality of Bryan is not perfect, that is normal, but the first touch, the way he turns and connects to the other guys, the runs that he made, it is really important.
“And he is going to be really important to our team.”
Mason Mount getting on the scoresheet particularly pleased Amorim.
“He does everything 100 per cent. Every training and every game, he is always the same player. The only thing for you to maintain the consistency is that you have to work, and he works a lot.”