Benjamin Sesko has been criticised during his debut Manchester United season, but his goalscoring has actually improved compared to his final RB Leipzig season.
It has been a season of two halves for Benjamin Sesko at Manchester United, with the Slovenian making a slow start at Old Trafford but hitting his stride since the turn of the year.
Sesko is now on a scoring streak with four goals in his last six Premier League matches. The 22-year-old has eight goals in the league and nine across all competitions.
Gary Neville has been overly critical of Sesko this season, calling him “awkward” following his slow start. But an analysis of Sesko’s goalscoring shows he has actually stepped up compared to last season.
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Benjamin Sesko is outscoring his final RB Leipzig season
Sesko emerged on United’s radar because of his impressive form at RB Leipzig, and in his final season he scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga.
In 2,398 minutes of football, it means that Sesko averaged a goal every 184 minutes.
This season, Sesko is averaging a goal every 162.5 minutes, meaning his rate of finding the back of the net has improved.
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Sesko’s best season in the Bundesliga came in 2022/23 when he scored 16 goals in just 30 appearances at an average of one goal every 127 minutes.
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Sesko is already showing signs of progress in front of goal and the confidence of his scoring streak has transformed his performances.
Despite the criticism he faced earlier this season, Sesko has an elite mentality that has helped him to remain unaffected.
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With European football set to return to Old Trafford next season, Sesko will have plenty more minutes leading the line for United. At 22 years old, he is still a very raw talent, but he has shown the right attitude and desire to improve.
United chiefs are confident in Sesko and all of a sudden the £66 million spent on his signature seems like money well spent.
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