The winger left the pitch during the dying moments of the thrilling 4-4 draw with Bournemouth in mid-December, and joined up with Cameroon days later, for their Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
The Reds – without Mbeumo and fellow AFCON representatives Amad and Noussair Mazraoui – were unlucky to lose at high-flying Aston Villa the following weekend, on the night the action began in Morocco.
Bryan will have no doubt been an active observer on Boxing Day, when Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu’s volley and an excellent rearguard performance secured an important victory over Newcastle United at Old Trafford.