TL:DR – Teddy Sheringham expresses worry for £74m Man Utd player: ‘It’s tough for him’ | Football
- Teddy Sheringham questions Benjamin Sesko’s confidence as Manchester United’s striker.
- United signed Sesko for £74 million from RB Leipzig, amid interest from Arsenal and Newcastle.
- The 22-year-old has scored five goals in 20 appearances, showing promise with three goals in two starts.
- Sheringham notes the pressure of leading the line at United requires high confidence and experience.
- Sesko aims for a return to the starting lineup against Fulham after being benched in recent matches.
Teddy Sheringham reveals huge concern over £74m Man Utd star: ‘It’s hard for him’ | Football
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Sesko has scored five goals this season (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham is still to be convinced Benjamin Sesko has the ‘confidence’ to be a star striker at Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Newcastle United were both interested in the Slovenia international last summer but United won the race for his signature, signing him from RB Leipzig for £74million.
Sesko has shown flashes of real promise this season, scoring three goals in his last two starting appearances, but a return of five in 20 appearances has made it an underwhelming start to life in England.
The 22-year-old was named on the bench in Michael Carrick’s first two games in charge as United put in perhaps their best performances of the season against Manchester City and Arsenal.
On both occasions, Bryan Mbeumo started up front ahead of him.
Sesko will hope to return to the side when United host Fulham at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Sheringham, who arrived in Manchester from Tottenham in 1997, was part of a squad full of huge personalities and is fully aware of the pressure that comes with leading the line at Old Trafford.
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Carrick has named Sesko on the bench in his first two games (Picture: Getty)
While he has been encouraged by Sesko’s finishing ability, particularly in the recent draw with Burnley where he scored twice, the Treble winner fears he must find an air of confidence to accompany his game in order to be United’s long-term solution up top.
‘I like what he gives,’ Sheringham told UK News. ‘I think he will be a good player. He’s just not a great player at the moment.
Sesko ‘needs confidence,’ according to Sheringham (Picture: Getty)
‘Some of the touches he has had and some of the goals he has scored recently, they have been really nice and really clever goals. But you need the experience and he needs to get his confidence levels up to a real top player.
‘It makes it hard for him to lead the line as a young man at Man United, without a shadow of a doubt.
‘He is a very good player but it takes a certain type of player to lead the line for Man United. The expectation levels are huge.’
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