All the latest Manchester United news as Benjamin Sesko and Ruben Amorim react to the Arsenal clash
Benjamin Sesko has broken his silence after making his debut for Manchester United. The 22-year-old striker, whom the Reds signed from RB Leipzig for £74m earlier this month, replaced Mason Mount during the second half of Sunday afternoon’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Sesko was given a standing ovation by the Old Trafford faithful as he stepped on the field. The Slovenian international showed promise, but, despite his best efforts, he couldn’t find the net.
After the game, Sesko marked his debut with a post on Instagram, which eclipsed 200,000 likes in an hour. He wrote: “Proud to make my debut at Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams.
“It wasn’t our day today, a tough and unlucky game, but we will keep pushing forward and giving our best together. This is only the beginning! Come on, @manchesterunited.”
Amorim echoed Sesko’s thoughts in an interview with Sky Sports, insisting that United were the ‘better team’. The Portuguese tactician said: “To lose with a goal like this is hard.
“We need to be stronger in that moment, but we need to do the same thing in the opposite side. We have to adapt to the rules, and today, it’s hard to accept because we were the better team”
Amorim added: “I’m really proud of the guys. They were really brave in everything they did during the game. Congratulations for the performance, but not congratulations [for the result] because we lost the game at home.
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“We clearly deserved a different result, and we need to move forward to the next one. We were more aggressive than last year; we sprinted more, we were braver, we went one against one for the whole game, and we pressed high.
“With the ball, we have quality, even when the stadium makes some sound, we continued to play the way we play. We lost fewer balls in the build-up compared to last year, when we struggled a lot.
“Then the small things that we talk about in the beginning of this season when players like [Matheus] Cunha and Bryan [Mbeumo] can elevate the stadium in one moment. The most important thing – we weren’t boring. We need to win games but that was a completely different game to last season.”
Now, Sesko has the chance to get another week of training at Carrington under his belt. The Slovenian will hope to score his first goal for United when Amorim’s side take on Fulham at Craven Cottage next weekend.
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