Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko was forced off with a knee injury in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham and Ruben Amorim has hinted the Red Devils could sign a new forward in January
Steven Railston and Neil Docking
18:05, 08 Nov 2025
Benjamin Sesko was forced off injured in Manchester United's draw with Tottenham
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Benjamin Sesko was forced off injured in Manchester United's draw with Tottenham(Image: Getty Images)
Ruben Amorim has hinted Manchester United might look to bolster their attacking ranks in January, with the decision hinging on how serious Benjamin Sesko's knee injury proves to be following the dramatic clash with Tottenham.
Sesko came off the bench in the 58th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but lasted just 30 minutes before being forced off with a knee problem after receiving medical attention. United were left to see out the match with 10 men as Amorim had already exhausted all his substitutions.
Speaking at his post-match press conference after the 2-2 draw, which extended their unbeaten run to five games, Amorim addressed the striker's fitness concerns: "We have to check. He had something in his knee, let's see."
When pressed on whether the injury was severe, Amorim admitted: "I have no idea. Because it's the knee, we never know," reports the Manchester Evening News.
Sesko squandered two decent opportunities against Spurs, failing to capitalise when presented with half-chances, though Amorim doesn't believe a confidence crisis is the root cause. He explained: "No, I think... I think that is not the biggest concern now.
Benjamin Sesko limped off in the final minutes of Tottenham vs Manchester United
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Benjamin Sesko limped off in the final minutes of Tottenham vs Manchester United(Image: (Photo by Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images))
"That happened in the same way that he is not scoring and then he scores two goals in the next two games [Brentford and Sunderland], so that happens, especially with a striker.
"I'm more concerned with an injury because it's in the knee and I don't know. We need Ben to be a better team."
United face the prospect of losing Bryan Mbeumo, Amad and Noussair Mazraoui to the Africa Cup of Nations in December, which has led Amorim to confirm the club could enter the transfer market in January.
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Amorim revealed that the extent of Sesko's knee injury could affect their strategy. "We have to check everything, we have to check what has happened with Ben," he explained.
"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 in the summer who are not going to play because it's one game per week. So the management of that situation is going to be hard.
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"But let's see when the window is open, if we can improve the team and try to prepare something that happened. Until then, we have to take the chance."