MANCHESTER UNITED manager Ruben Amorim fears striker Benjamin Sesko has suffered a serious knee injury that could force the club into the January transfer market.
Sesko, 22, came on in the 58th minute of United’s but was forced off in the 88th minute following a fair tackle by Micky van de Ven.
Manchester United star Benjamin Sesko injured his knee against TottenhamCredit: Getty Images
Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim suggested he may have to sign a striker in JanuaryCredit: Alamy Live News.
That forced the visitors to complete the match with ten players as had already completed his substitutions.
Man Utd extended their unbeaten run to five games through at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Richarlison appeared to have sealed a late turnaround for Spurs with his 91st-minute ricochet but De Ligt claimed a point for , with Amorim insisting that was proof his team still has “fire in our belly”.
Amorim dropped after he fired blanks in the 2-2 stalemate with Nottingham Forest last week and the forward now has only two goals in 12 games for the Red Devils.
United bought Sesko in a from RB Leipzig in the summer and their only other senior striker is Joshua Zirkzee.
When asked if he was concerned about Sesko’s confidence in front of goal, Amorim replied: “No, I think that is not the biggest concern now.
“That happened in the same way that it was not scoring and then he scored two goals in the next two games so that happens with a striker.
“I’m more concerned with an injury, because it’s in the knee, and I don’t know, and we need Ben to be a better team.”
When pushed on the extent of Sesko’s injury, Amorim added: “I have no idea. Because it’s the knee, we never know.”
United are already set to lose top scorer Bryan Mbeumo and fellow forward Amad Diallo due to the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts on December 21.
Amad and Mbeumo combined for the latter to score his sixth goal of the season a day after he received the Premier League Player of the Month award for October.
Amorim suggested United would be forced into a mid-season signing if Sesko was sidelined for several months.
“We have to check everything,” Amorim replied when asked if United would be active in the winter window. “We have to check what’s happened with Ben.
“So, of course, we are going to have a problem there [with AFCON], but we already knew.
“Then you can prepare that in the summer, but then you have a lot of players that are not going to play because it’s one game per week.
“So the managing of that situation is going to be hard, but let’s see when the window is open, if we can improve the team and trying to repair something that happened. Until then, we have to take the chance. We’ll see.”
Amorim added: “Last year we lost against Nottingham Forest and Tottenham 1-0. Today and also last week you see we have the fire in our belly to fight and get a goal. Even with 10 men. That way I am really proud of the team.”
