"On nights such as these it can feel as though football is choosing to remind you of its true nature. Which is, it turns out, the most gloriously perverse, slow-burn, 400milesfromhome, 10.15pm on a Tuesday, waving your arms in the air, grippedwithfinalplottwist-ecstasy pursuit ever devised. For Manchester United's travelling support this game must have felt like a slow-motion strangulation. Your team have had two shots on target all night."
"Bryan Mbeumo crossed low from the right into a crowded penalty area. At which point Sesko, who is 6ft 5in, sidled past Axel Disasi. He sashayed. He snuck. A single long willowy leg shuffled in front of his man, the toe of his right boot snaking out and making perfect contact with the ball on the volley, flicking it in a perfect clean arc into the top corner,"
Manchester United faced a bleak late-game scenario with only two shots on target and a 1-0 deficit against relegation-haunted West Ham after 95 minutes. Narratives and arcs of hope felt constrained, and echoes of the Amorim era crept in. Two minutes after apparent defeat, the away end erupted in ecstatic celebration as Benjamin Sesko scored a stunning finish. Michael Carrick left the pitch appearing taciturn, yet his reputation was enhanced by the late resilience. The goal was Sesko's fourth in 27 minutes on the pitch and featured a deft sidle past Axel Disasi followed by a precise volley into the top corner.
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