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Benjamin Sesko facing months out as Manchester United injury misery compounds

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Tabuteau, S., & Ferridge, A. (2026, October 28). Benjamin Sesko facing months out as Manchester United injury misery compounds. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sesko-injury-latest-man-utd-b1302714.html

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Benjamin Sesko will be out for several more months due to reaggravating a shin injury sustained in last season's clash with Ibrahima Konate. Manchester United announced that tests did not yield positive results and expect Sesko to remain sidelined until at least the new year. The team is turning to substitutes like Matheus Cunha and experimenting with Bruno Fernandes as a false nine to compensate for his absence, given Sesko's contribution of 12 goals last season.

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Benjamin Sesko, a key player for Manchester United, faces months out due to a recurring shin injury, compounding the team's recent struggles. The injury initially occurred in a match against Ibrahima Konate of Brighton during the 2025/26 season and has continued to plague Sesko into the new campaign. Despite training regularly over the summer at Carrington, United’s training ground, he reaggravated his shin injury shortly after returning to play in late August. Manchester United stated that further tests are needed before a recovery timeline can be established, and recent assessments have not yielded positive results for Sesko. The club is hoping an extended break will aid in his full recovery without the need for surgery. Without Sesko's goal-scoring prowess, which saw him net 12 goals across all competitions last season, Manchester United's already dire form is expected to worsen significantly.

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The big Slovenian missed the latter stages of last season after a clash with Ibrahima Konate sent him clattering into the advertising hoardings at Old Trafford. asserted

clash → miss → Trafford

He picked up a shin injury in doing so, which saw him miss the remainder of the 2025/26 campaign, the entirety of United’s pre-season campaign and the early days of the new season. asserted

him → pick → season

He did, however, train regularly at Carrington throughout the summer. asserted

He → train → summer

He returned in late August and started matches against Sabah and Brighton, before it was revealed he had reaggravated that shin problem. asserted

he → return → problem

United released a statement at the time explaining the need for Sesko to undergo tests before a recovery timeline could be confirmed. uncertain

timeline → release → tests

Standard Sport understands those tests have not produced positive results for Sesko, who is not expected to play again for club nor country until the new year. asserted

who → understand → year

The hope is an extended break will allow him to fully recover from the injury and move forward pain-free. asserted

him → allow → injury

Surgery is an option for this type of injury, but United do not want the striker to go under the knife. asserted

striker → want → knife

United will miss his goalscoring abilities as they struggle to turn around their dire form. asserted

they → miss → form

He hit 12 goals across all competitions last season and has managed two in six appearances, only two of which were starts, this campaign. asserted

two → hit → which

In his absence, Matheus Cunha has led the line most regularly. asserted

Cunha → lead → line

Bruno Fernandes was also trialled as a false nine. asserted

Fernandes → trialle → nine

Benjamin Sesko facing months out as Manchester United injury misery compounds

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