How Bryan Mbeumo and Andre Onana fared on international duty for Cameroon

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Manchester United pair Bryan Mbeumo and Andre Onana have been in action on international duty for Cameroon.

It has been an eventful start to the season at Manchester United for new signing Bryan Mbeumo, following his £65 million move from Brentford.

Mbeumo has already scored two goals in four appearances, although did miss a decisive spot-kick in an embarrassing Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby.

Andre Onana took more of the blame for the cup exit, saving only one of 12 penalties he faced, while making two errors in the match that forced a 2-2 draw.

A week since the nightmare in Grimsby, Mbeumo and Onana were back in their homeland to represent Cameroon on international duty.

Bryan Mbeumo and Andre Onana feature in 3-0 win

Bryan Mbeumo and Andre Onana were named as starters as Cameroon hosted their World Cup qualifier against minnows Eswatini.

Cameroon eased to a 3-0 victory, with Bryan Mbeumo playing a crucial role in the win.

Mbeumo forced the first goal with a vicious shot from outside the box that hit a defender and looped over the goalkeeper into the net. It was credited as an own goal.

The Manchester United forward then whipped in a cross for former Tottenham forward Georges Kevin N’Koudou to head in at the near post.

Mbeumo’s two assists were followed by a third goal from Arthur Avom in the 28th minute, and from there Cameroon eased to see out the 3-0 win.

Despite this, Mbeumo played most of the game and was only substituted in the 82nd minute.

Andre Onana played all 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet, a vital confidence boost for him after his nightmare at Blundell Park.

Cameroon remain unbeaten through qualifying with four wins and three draws from seven games, although lag behind Cape Verde in the table, who have won one more match.

Only the team in top spot gets guaranteed qualification from their group to the World Cup, setting up a vital game next Tuesday when Cameroon visit Cape Verde.

Manchester United players on international duty on September 4

Three other Manchester United players were involved in internationals on September 4 around the world.

18-year-old midfielder James Scanlon played 90 minutes for Gibraltar, in a 1-0 home defeat to Albania.

Matthijs de Ligt was an unused substitute for Netherlands as they drew 1-1 with Poland, while Altay Bayindir was also left on the bench as Turkey beat Georgia 3-2.