Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has questioned the club’s decision to sign Benjamin Sesko during the summer transfer window.
Sesko was one of three new attacking acquisitions at United, joining Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
His arrival ultimately led to Rasmus Hojlund’s departure to Napoli on a season-long loan deal, with a conditional obligation to make the move permanent.
After a slow start to life at Old Trafford, Sesko scored in consecutive matches for United just before the international break and seems to be gradually finding his feet.
However, Schemichel believes Sesko was an unnecessary signing, attributing Hojlund’s United struggles to a lack of service rather than his quality.
“I’ve consistently said this for two-and-a-half years – Rasmus Hojlund will be a 25-goal-a-year striker for Manchester United, but he needs service,” he told the BBC’s Sacked in the Morning podcast.
“We let him go on the stats that he scored very few goals last season, and bring Sesko in at the time we bring in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbuemo, who would give Hojlund first-class service.
“You spend £70 million-plus on Sesko, when we don’t have the number six we should have, and there’s the goalkeeping position as well.
“Why did we bring someone in that we didn’t need? Because the head of recruitment [Christopher Vivell] comes from Leipzig and he’s got to make a mark.”
Sesko was unable to carry over his United form onto the international scene as he blanked in both of Slovenia’s World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Switzerland.
Manager Ruben Amorim will be hoping that his star striker is back amongst the goals when United resume Premier League duty at Liverpool on Sunday.
