Benjamin Sesko out in the cold as agreement reached on Man Utd star

Man Utd striker Benjamin Sesko entered a good goalscoring rhythm before the international break but still has to convince some of the club's former players

Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has received mixed reviews in the early days of his Old Trafford career. The 22-year-old arrived at United from RB Leipzig in the recent summer transfer window for a fee which could rise to £73.7million.

The Red Devils beat Champions League side Newcastle United to Sesko's signature, with Arsenal also interested in the forward before opting to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting instead. Sesko endured a slow start to life at M16, with no goals in his first six appearances for Ruben Amorim's team.

But the Slovenian has picked up some form with two goals in his last two appearances. Amorim will be hoping his striker can prove some of his critics wrong, with Sunday's trip to Premier League champions Liverpool a perfect opportunity to show his worth.

With all that said, below is a look at some of the United legends to have questioned Sesko - despite his recent good form for Amorim's men.

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Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand admitted in September that he was 'worried' about Sesko's quiet start to life at the Red Devils.

Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the former United and England defender said: "The one I'm worried about is Sesko. He ain't getting no chances man, he ain't getting no opportunities, there's nothing created for him.

"That's the concern. A new striker comes in the football club, gets in the team, you've got to think about creating chances for him. Getting him on the end of things. He's got to think about getting on the end of things.

"That's something I think has got to be looked at, and fixed quick. I don't want to think about what it could turn out to be."

Nicky Butt

Former midfielder Nicky Butt feared last month that United have made a mistake by signing Sesko instead of a more ‘experienced striker’.

Asked if he was impressed by United’s summer business, Butt told BetMGM: "I was and I wasn’t. I know [Matheus] Cunha has done really well over the last couple of seasons, but I would really like an experienced striker.

"I hope I’m wrong, but I really hope they aren’t making the same mistakes with [Benjamin] Sesko as they did with Rasmus [Hojlund]. A young player coming in with no Premier League experience - it just feels like history repeating itself.

"Honestly, for what it would have cost, I would have gone and brought in someone like Ollie Watkins, someone to help and pull the young strikers out of a bad patch. When young players are just coming into the club, when the onus is on them to score goals, if they’re having a few bad games, they have to have the safety net of being pulled out of the firing line.

"Ollie Watkins, or someone like that, would be who I would have been looking to bring in."

Peter Schmeichel

Ex-goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has claimed signing Sesko and offloading Rasmus Hojlund was a 'weird' decision from United during the summer transfer window.

"The signing of Benjamin Sesko was a little bit weird to me because we have Rasmus Hojlund, who has been starved of service for two years," Schmeichel told BBC podcast Sacked in the Morning.

"You only have to see what he's doing at Napoli with Kevin de Bruyne and Scott McTominay to play with - he's scoring goals. I've consistently said this for two-and-a-half years - Rasmus Hojlund will be a 25-goal-a-year striker for Manchester United, but he needs service.

"We let him go on the stats that he scored very little goals last season and bring Sesko in at the time we bring in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbuemo, who would give Hojlund first-class service.

"You spend £70m-plus on Sesko, when we don't have the number six we should have, and there's the goalkeeping position as well."

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has been another former player to question Sesko's signing - comparing him to Hojlund.

"You look at Rasmus Hojlund, 22-year-old kid, came when he was 20 years of age,' Scholes said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast.

"One centre-forward for Manchester United and everything was on him, the pressure was on him and he couldn't handle it. He should be coming in and out of the team. There should be three or four centre-forwards there.

"This summer, what do they do? They let him go and they buy another one, very similar, exactly the same! 22 years of age. He's started ok, he looks like he's getting better. But where's the common sense in that?"

Roy Keane

Roy Keane is also yet to be fully sold on Sesko, but admits that patience is needed. Speaking to Sky Sports in early September, he said: “Too early to tell [on Sesko]. Yeah, I think when there’s a lot of speculation sometimes, you know how much some [sic] a lot of lads miss training over pre-season and maybe just looks like he’s not up to speed yet, but yeah, undecided yet. Give the kid a chance.”

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