Alex Crook believes Bryan Mbeumo is Manchester United’s best option up top amid Benjamin Sesko’s continued fitness issues.Red Devils boss Michael Carrick has tinkered with a number of players as the focal point of his attack, with Matheus Cunha performing the role in the season opener against Hull while Bruno Fernandes operated as a false nine on Sunday against Leeds.Fernandes is yet to rekindle the form that made him the Premier League Player of the Season last termGettyHowever, neither of the duo looked fully comfortable in the position.It’s why talkSPORT’s chief football correspondent Crook believes Mbeumo, who scored for United in their 1-1 draw with Leeds, makes the most sense as a stop-gap option until Sesko fully recovers from a shin injury, although ‘it depends on the opponent’.Why Alex Crook believes Bryan Mbeumo can play up top for United“I think Mbeumo can do the role and can do it pretty well,” Crook said on talkSPORT’s Premier League All Access.“He should have buried the header that he missed but made amends with the second chance that came his way.“It looks a lot better balanced because Marcus Rashford is not there.“I would play Mbeumo through the middle if Sesko is injured. When he’s fully fit, there might be a different decision to make, but that seems a little way off at the moment.”Sesko is sidelined with a recurrence of the shin injury that brought an early end to his debut campaign and has missed United’s last four fixtures, with Carrick yet to provide a timeframe for his return.The draw with Leeds marked the second consecutive match Mbeumo got on the scoresheet, taking his league tally to four this term.In fact, no United player has scored more goals than Mbeumo (16) since he joined from Brentford in July 2025.Michael Carrick heaps praise on Bryan Mbeumo’s form of lateMbeumo’s form of late has been especially pleasing for Carrick, who hailed the Cameroon international’s selflessness along with his eye for goal.Only three players have more league goals than Mbeumo this seasonGetty“Bryan gives so much to the team,” Carrick said following the Leeds draw.“He sacrifices so much, he is willing to do anything that needs to be done to benefit the side, defensively or going forward.“It was a slightly adapted role today, but he just wants to do well. He is scoring goals and could have had another one before.“He is getting in really good positions and is looking really dangerous for us.”Mbeumo will aim to make it a third-straight game with a goal for United on Wednesday when they travel to Como for a bumper Champions League fixture.United go into the clash hoping to avoid a seventh consecutive fixture without a win.As for Como, who are managed by Premier League great Cesc Fabregas, they have won five of their eight games across all competitions this term.