Alan Shearer criticised Benjamin Sesko’s performance in Manchester United‘s 2-2 draw against Tottenham, claiming that the striker ‘had no clue what he wants to do’ in front of goal.
United signed Sesko in a £74 million deal from RB Leipzig in the summer transfer window but the 22-year-old has scored just two goals in 12 appearances so far this season.
Sesko was brought off the bench in the second half against Spurs and squandered an excellent chance to restore United’s lead but after being played through on goal he showed enough of the ball to allow Mickey van de Ven to make an excellent last-ditch tackle.
Shearer branded Sesko’s display against Spurs as ‘must do better’, although the striker may now be sidelined after suffering a knee injury in the closing stages of the game.
‘Sesko struggled again,’ Shearer said on BBC’s Match of the Day.
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‘He’s only scored twice in his 12 appearances and he came on today with just over half hour to go and had two really, really good chances and should have scored, to be honest.
‘They worked it really well for him to get in. He’s either got to get his shot away early or he’s got to push that ball forward quicker. He’s not going to get that amount of time in the Premier League to work it back on his right foot.
‘This one [Sesko’s second chance] is the bigger puzzle for me. I know he’s struggling for confidence but any centre-forward knows you cannot allow the centre-half to come back at you, you’ve got to get across Van de Ven.
‘By that time he should have a picture in his head of where the keeper is and what he wants to do. I don’t think he has a clue he wants to do because I don’t even think he even knows Van de Ven is there and chasing him.
‘I know he’s struggling with confidence but it’s a big ‘must do better’. No one likes to see him coming off injured and we hope his knee is okay but they are two chances you’d expect at that level that someone has to put away.’
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