Manchester United have confirmed that forward Benjamin Sesko will have no place in the next Premier League match of the club because he is still undergoing treatment of a knee injury that he sustained before the international window. The accident happened when United was playing a fiercely-contested 2-2 draw against Tottenham and the young forward complained of pain but no serious problems were observed.
Sesko later received precautionary tests and although the tests did not show that he had suffered any serious damage to his ligaments or cartilage, later tests indicated that he will not be back any time soon maybe in December in case the rehabilitation process goes well as projected.
This would be an inopportune time of season with United since the season is approaching a series of decisive matches with Everton and Crystal Palace in November, then a six-match hectic run of matches in December across the major competitions.
Bryan Mbeumo will now be the first choice forward. Since joining Brentford, the Cameroon international has settled very impressively in life at the Old Trafford where he has scored six times in 12 matches. His robust physique momentarily cushions the impact of losing Sesko to the extent that there is squaddepth issues.
In the meantime, the injury of Sesko is a bad time to Joshua Zirkzee, who supposedly is frustrated with the lack of playing time and is evaluating a January loan or transfer to increase his opportunities of being selected to play in the Netherlands world cup team. An internal juggling act that was formerly saved is now posing a challenge to United, preserving the injured striker.
