Ruben Amorim Issues Worrying Benjamin Sesko Injury Update

Alarm bells sounded erstwhile Benjamin Šeško limped disconnected nan transportation successful Manchester United’s 2–2 tie pinch Spurs, and Ruben Amorim confirmed nan striker is perchance group for a lengthy spell connected nan sidelines pinch a knee injury.

Šeško replaced Noussair Mazraoui successful nan 58th infinitesimal connected Saturday day and only managed 16 touches earlier he went down aft a reliable situation from Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven. The 22-year-old received curen earlier hobbling retired of nan crippled connected nan cusp of stoppage time.

Man Utd went connected to snatch a constituent successful northbound London acknowledgment to a last-second equaliser from Matthijs de Ligt, but Šeško’s wounded formed a protector connected nan Red Devils’ celebrations.

“We person to check,” Amorim said successful regards to Šeško's position aft nan match. “He has thing successful his knee, truthful let’s see. We deliberation he has a problem.

“It’s nan knee and we ne'er know. I deliberation that [Sesko’s form] is not nan biggest interest now. I’m much concerned pinch an wounded because it’s successful nan knee and I don’t cognize [how superior it is].”

Šeško joined Man Utd from RB Leipzig successful a £74 cardinal ($97 million) transportation this summer. The Slovenia world has struggled successful his early months successful a reddish shirt, signaling conscionable 2 goals and 1 assistance successful 12 appearances crossed each competitions.

Still, losing Šeško would beryllium a awesome rustle to nan Red Devils, who are headed into nan November world model connected a five-game unbeaten run. Amorim’s broadside sits seventh successful nan Premier League standings done 11 games, level connected points pinch reigning English champions Liverpool.

Ruben Amorim is not ruling retired a blockbuster wintertime signing for Man Utd. / Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Should Šeško beryllium successful for a lengthy layoff, Man Utd could move to nan transfer market to bolster their squad for nan 2nd half of nan season. The Red Devils will besides beryllium without Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Mazraoui owed to nan Africa Cup of Nations travel nan extremity of December.

“We person to cheque everything," Amorim said. “We person to cheque what’s happened pinch Ben, but of people we are going to person a problem location [with AFCON players]—we already knew that, truthful you tin past hole for that successful nan summer.

“We knew that we would person a batch of players who are not going to play because it’s 1 crippled a week, truthful we knew that trying to negociate that business was going to beryllium hard.

“Let’s spot erstwhile nan model is open, if we tin amended nan team, and effort to repair thing that happened. Until past we person to return nan chance. We’ll see,” Amorim finished.

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