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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Brassell

Manchester United show patience and hope for big things from Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko
Benjamin Sesko brings strength, speed, a thunderous shot, the ability to peel away from defenders and aerial skill. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

It has, for a while, appeared to be destiny. Benjamin Sesko’s arrival at Manchester United was third time lucky for last season’s Europa League finalists, having attempted to make a deal for the Slovenia striker when he was leaving Domžale in 2019 and again when he agreed to fly the Red Bull Salzburg nest in 2022, eventually joining up with RB Leipzig a year down the line.

Now United have their still-only-22-year-old man and if Sesko has been feted in the inner circles of European football since his mid-teens, one could suggest the wait has not only be worthwhile but that it could work in favour of Ruben Amorim as he attempts to author a dramatic uptick in the fortunes of the English game’s premier fallen giant.

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