Benjamin Sesko receives apology after 'not good enough for Man Utd' verdict

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Former Premier League manager Tim Sherwood has issued an apology to Manchester United forward Benjamin Sesko following his recent run of good form. Sesko recently scored the winning goal for United in their victory over Crystal Palace last weekend at Old Trafford.

Sesko now boasts nine goals across all competitions this campaign, including four in his previous five Premier League outings, which has proved instrumental in the six victories from the last seven matches under interim head coach Michael Carrick .

United brought in Sesko last summer from RB Leipzig in a deal worth £74million (€85million), with the striker one of four summer signings, as Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Senne Lammens also arrived at Old Trafford.

It was following the 2-2 stalemate with Burnley back in January, where Sesko found the net twice as United were were forced to settle for a point at Turf Moor, that Sherwood delivered his initial assessment of the Slovenia international, reports the Manchester Evening News .

"I think the positive is Sesko scoring two goals," Sherwood said on Sky Sports on January 7. "Hopefully he gets some confidence from that. He's took six months to turn up at Man United. I am pleased for the lad, he has had a tough run of it.

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"I had him off the pitch at half time, never wear a Man United shirt again. I stand by what I say, he's not good enough to play for Man United.

"He's turned up for one game against Burnley who are going to get relegated. Fair play to him, hopefully he gets some confidence and we start seeing something different from him."

Now, nearly two months on, Sherwood has issued an apology to Sesko as the former Tottenham Hotspur manager explains why he's been impressed by the United forward.

"I based my assessment on the Benjamin Sesko I saw playing under Ruben Amorim – a striker who didn’t want to stand up and take a penalty at Grimsby," Sherwood stated on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast.

"Even the staunchest Man United fans will admit that he wasn’t living up to expectations last year.

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"I originally thought he’d turn out exactly like Wout Weghorst did and be another failed signing for the Red Devils, but I’ve been proven wrong and I owe him an apology!

"Michael Carrick has completed transformed Sesko and he’s now playing to his strengths. He’s puffed his chest out, scoring great goals and scaring defenders with his pace. He’s a different player to what he was a few months ago under Amorim.

"As a substitute, he's coming off the bench with attitude and impacting games, which is a manager’s dream for a striker."

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