Wayne Rooney has delivered an honest verdict on Benjamin Sesko while also pointing out the player who "simplified things" in Manchester United's 2-0 win over Sunderland. After a turbulent start to the campaign that has piled pressure on manager Ruben Amorim, United finally looked alive again at Old Trafford on Saturday. The win not only lifted them to tenth in the Premier League table but also brought a breath of optimism back among a frustrated fanbase.
"He has great potential. He's really smart, a guy who's always thinking," Ruben Amorim said after Benjamin Sesko's £74 million ($101m) switch to Manchester United from RB Leipzig at the start of August. "He can play a different type of football. He is going to feel that the Premier League is aggressive. He is going to learn. But Ben can be a striker for United for a lot of years; that's why we paid so much money to have a striker who will have his history in our club."
Manchester United have been told they should have signed Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta over Benjamin Sesko in the summer transfer window. United endured a dire 2024-25 season upfront, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee combining for just seven Premier League goals. That failure forced the club to throw big money at RB Leipzig’s Sesko, while also bringing in Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
Ruben Amorim has been accused of "killing Benjamin Sesko's confidence" amid the Manchester United striker's slow start to life at Old Trafford. The Slovenian arrived from RB Leipzig this summer carrying the weight of expectation, tipped to solve United’s long-standing striker crisis. However, the 21-year-old has only scored once in his first seven appearances and is already being branded another expensive flop.
Manchester United were out-classed and over-powered by Manchester City in an embarrassing 3-0 defeat in Sunday's derby which compounded their poor start to the Premier League season. Luke Shaw was the worst of a terrible bunch of defenders while Benjamin Sekso's abject first start summed up the team's limp attack. United have just four points from their first four games and it could get worse before it gets better as they face Chelsea next.
Rasmus Hojlund has been left "heartbroken" after being forced to complete a transfer to Napoli from Manchester United. The Danish forward reportedly "considers himself better" than United's new summer signing Benjamin Sesko and wanted to stay at Old Trafford to prove his worth to manager Ruben Amorim. However, Hojlund eventually joined Napoli on an initial season-long loan.
Harry Maguire has insisted Man Utd's new £74 million ($99m) striker Benjamin Sesko "will cause a lot of defenders problems" despite getting off to a slow start at Old Trafford. Sesko has been thrust into the glare of Premier League expectations, but the early signs have sparked more questions than celebrations.
Ruben Amorim has explained his decision to leave new Manchester United signing Benjamin Sesko on the bench for the second consecutive week. Sesko, who joined the Red Devils from RB Leipzig for a whopping £74 million ($100m) earlier this summer, came off the bench against Arsenal on matchday one and was also left out of the starting XI for Sunday's trip to Fulham.
The ex-RB Leipzig striker is set to make his debut against Arsenal on Sunday but how many goals do you think he'll score this season? Let us know in the comments below! 👇
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