Manchester United have another problem, and this one matters. Benjamin Sesko will be out until January with a shin injury, according to Standard Sport, a setback that lands right in the middle of a season already drifting in the wrong direction.
The issue goes back to last season, when the striker suffered the problem after a collision with Ibrahima Konate sent him into the hoardings at Old Trafford. The damage was serious enough to rule him out for the rest of the 2025/26 campaign, then for pre-season, and then for the opening stretch of the new season. He did return in late August and started against Sabah and Brighton, but the shin problem flared up again almost immediately.
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Sesko injury leaves United short
United had already said Sesko would undergo tests, and the latest update is grim. “Standard Sport understands those tests have not produced positive results for Sesko, who is not expected to play again for club nor country until the new year.” That is the key line here. It tells you this is not a minor setback and it also tells you United are now planning for months without one of their few natural central attacking options.
There is hope that “an extended break will allow him to fully recover from the injury and move forward pain-free.” There is also the detail that “Surgery is an option for this type of injury, but United do not want the striker to go under the knife.” That sounds cautious, but it also suggests the club are trying to avoid a more drastic route unless absolutely necessary.
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The football side of this is straightforward. United need goals and structure, and Sesko offers both. He scored 12 times in all competitions last season and has “managed two in six appearances, only two of which were starts, this campaign.” Those are not explosive numbers, but they matter in a side playing badly and short on confidence.
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