Man Utd Play Down Severity Of Sesko Injury

Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko will miss Slovenia's important World Cup qualifiers but nine officials do not deliberation he suffered a awesome problem successful Saturday's 2-2 tie pinch Tottenham.

United person besides opted to fto defender Lisandro Martinez nexus up pinch Argentina astatine their European guidelines earlier their friends pinch Angola, but nan 27-year-old will not characteristic successful nan match.

Sesko lasted conscionable 30 minutes earlier limping retired of nan crippled astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, aft jarring his knee erstwhile he was tackled by Micky van de Ven.

The £73.7m guardant was pictured leaving nan crushed without crutches, but was not moving freely.

When asked whether nan rumor was serious, caput coach Ruben Amorim said because it was a knee rumor "you ne'er know" and said Sesko would request to beryllium checked arsenic it mightiness impact his January transportation plans.

This sparked fears of an extended absence, which could coincide pinch nan departure of chap forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo - positive defender Noussair Mazraoui - for nan Africa Cup of Nations adjacent month.

However, while nan afloat grade of Sesko's wounded and nan magnitude of his absence will not beryllium confirmed until further tests person taken spot astatine United's Carrington training ground, nan nine are privately distancing themselves from concerns nan 22-year-old could beryllium sidelined for months.

He will miss Slovenia's pivotal matches against Kosovo and Sweden, which they request to triumph to guidelines immoderate chance of securing a World Cup play-off berth.

Martinez, meanwhile, has returned to training pinch Amorim's squad and is closing successful connected a return aft having awesome knee room successful February.

Amorim has not called nan defender into his matchday squad conscionable yet, and is wished to return it easy connected a subordinate who has endured a number of semipermanent injuries since his presence from Ajax successful 2022.

United consciousness Martinez will use from linking up pinch his world colleagues, particularly arsenic it does not impact extended travel. It is understood a personnel of United's capacity squad will recreation pinch Martinez during his clip away.