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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin at Old Trafford

Sesko eases pressure on Amorim as Manchester United avoid Sunderland slip

Benjamin Sesko jumps high in the air after putting Manchester United 2-0 up against Sunderland
Lift-off for Benjamin Sesko after putting Manchester United 2-0 up against Sunderland. Photograph: Paul Currie/Colorsport/Shutterstock

Ruben Amorim will be pleased the only storm Manchester United had to navigate was provided by the skies. The head coach witnessed a rare comfortable victory against Sunderland to alleviate the pressure on him for a fortnight at least.

Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko scored their first home Premier League goals for the club, although, having joined two years apart, that indicates some of the problems Amorim has been dealing with. Apart from a brief scare on a penalty that never was, life was straightforward for United as they secured a third win and first clean sheet of the season amid downpours and gales but, like the Old Trafford roof, the hosts did their job.

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