Man United striker Benjamin Sesko's goal drought continues but there are positives from 22

Manchester United forward Benjamin Sesko helped his Slovenia side claim a point in a 2-2 draw with Sweden on Friday night, with the 22-year-old coming up with an important assist late on.

Powerful work from Sesko saw the striker hold off the attentions of a couple of Swedish defenders before heading towards Zan Vipotnik to make it 2-2 in the latter stages of the 2026 World Cup qualification fixture.

Sesko is yet to get off the mark in his four appearances since arriving at Man United, but he has only started once, given the nod from the first whistle against Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.

The striker has played 80 minutes of Premier League football across three matches with Arsenal, Fulham and Burnley, but he could come into the XI for the Manchester derby with Manchester City next weekend, should a hamstring issue rule Matheus Cunha out of the match.

Sesko provided an assist in Slovenia draw

Sesko was not on the scoresheet against Sweden, making it five appearances for club and country this season without finding the back of the net, but it was an encouraging performance.

According to Sofascore, the forward had 33 touches, completed 15 of his 19 passes and won two of his six ground duels, in addition to one aerial duel, which led to the late assist.

It would be fair to say that the striker is yet to kickstart his 2025-26 campaign, but the fact that he got 90 minutes under his belt will stand him in good stead for Man United.

Slovenia will continue their World Cup qualification campaign with a clash against Switzerland on September 8, and Sesko will then return to Manchester to prepare for the Manchester derby.

The centre-forward has found the back of the net on 16 occasions for his country, while he left RB Leipzig over the summer having scored 39 goals and registered eight assists in 87 appearances for the German club.

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