#benjamin-sesko

#benjamin-sesko

Benjamin Sesko's debut season at Old Trafford has been hit and miss, but there is no denying that the potential is there with the 22-year-old Slovenian forward. Signed from RB Leipzig in a deal worth £73.7m last August, the Slovenia international has netted eight times and picked up an assist in 24 matches so far.

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.

Benjamin Sesko will miss Slovenia's games against Kosovo and Sweden owing to the knee injury sustained at Tottenham, but Manchester United are hopeful that he may be available for Everton's visit after the international break. The striker was forced off on 87 minutes of the 2-2 draw with Spurs on Saturday after being introduced on 58 minutes for Noussair Mazraoui. Ruben Amorim admitted concern and Sesko has withdrawn from the Slovenia squad.