- Red Devils invested big money in new No.9
- Two substitute appearances made so far
- Slovenian striker is lacking match sharpness
The Red Devils invested £74 million ($100m) in Sesko when a protracted search for a new No.9 led to them completing a big-money deal with RB萊比錫. The Slovenia international has been eased into 英超聯賽 life off the bench.
His competitive debut came in a 2025-26 opening weekend defeat to 兵工廠, before being given 37 minutes in a 1-1 draw away at 富勒姆. Sesko struggled to make an impression in either outing, with questions being asked of how match ready the 22-year-old frontman is.
團結的 legend Neville told 天空體育 after watchinganother frustrating performance from Ruben Amorim’s side at Craven Cottage: “I said this last week and it’s a little bit worrying: Fulham got a lot stronger when they made their substitutions, I actually thought United got worse when they made theirs. Sesko, at the moment, let’s just say it, he’s nowhere near in terms of fitness or just getting up to speed.”
Neville added on efforts to get minutes into Sesko, which are making selection calls tricky for United’s Portuguese coach: “Ruben Amorim said before the game that there is a clamour to play him. Last week, I was saying, ‘look, let’s just get him straight in’.
“He is going to have to get him in against Grimsby and give him 90 minutes. He’s going to have to probably play him against 伯恩利 next Saturday, just to get him going, because you can see he needs football.
“What you can’t do is let a player of that value, that potential, just keep being on the bench. The problem he’ll have is that he wants to keep [building] the team, but I think what you saw when they brought Sesko on, put Mount into midfield and took 卡塞米羅 off, they did get opened up and it looked like Fulham could score.”
United will be in second round 卡拉寶杯 action against 乙級聯賽 outfit Grimsby on Wednesday, with that contest providing Amorim with an opportunity to shuffle his pack and present opportunities to those that are still searching for a spark.
