The Brazilian has played a key role in helping Ruben Amorim’s team become more competitive this season, but he insists this is only the beginning.
Despite a strong start, the 26-year-old is quick to downplay comparisons to United legend Eric Cantona, who famously helped transform the club into a dominant force under Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Last month, Stephen Warnock suggested Cunha has “the aura of Cantona”, while club CEO Omar Berrada said the £62.5 million ($85m) signing could prove Cantona-esque.
Cunha, however, feels he still has much to achieve before being spoken of in the same breath as the French icon.
"Wow, what a player. I need to do much more things to be compared to him. When someone says something like this to me, I try to see the good part of this,” he told the Sun.
“To be someone who has a lot of passion to play for this club, to play football – and then try to represent everyone inside of the pitch. I feel privileged to be associated with these kinds of things and with Cantona also.
“He made history. And if I can do a little percentage of what he did already, I’ll be very happy and then try to build my way to the guys to remember me also.
“ I’m new at the club. I’m new in terms of the look, all the other performances from the past. Everything for me is new. So I have only my mind in bringing back the United glory days."