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The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Five times a week Four Four Two Daily Fantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more. Once a week . .. And it’s LIVE! Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off! Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Since taking over as Manchester United interim head coach in January, Michael Carrick has more than steadied the ship at Old Trafford. Under Ruben Amorim, the club was heading to another deeply disappointing Premier League finish, but since the former England midfielder took charge, the club have lost just once in the league and head into the international break comfortably sitting in the Champions League places. And while Manchester United fans have every right to be satisfied with the way this season has been turned around, as the old saying goes, you can’t please all of the people all of the time. Get VIP Manchester United tickets HERE with Seat Unique! Manchester United's hospitality offers comfortable, padded seating in the North West Quadrant. The package includes a concourse meal deal (hot food, drink, and snack) and the official matchday programme. Guests also receive a 10 per cent Megastore discount and non-matchday Museum entry, providing a great value, family-friendly match experience for home fans. One player who looks to have benefited from Carrick’s arrival in the Old Trafford dugout is Benjamin Sesko, who has scored five goals in his last eight appearances for the club. This came following a slow start for the Slovenian following his €85 million move from RB Leipzig in the summer, as he netted just twice before the turn of the year.

While the goal column is starting to tick over, the nature of the 22-year-old’s role in the side has been put into question by his own representative. In recent weeks, Sesko has become something of a super sub, with Carrick leaning on the forward’s ability to come off the bench and provide game-changing goals. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. But that has not pleased his agent, Elvis Basanovic who has spoken to Slovenian outlet Arena Sport, as per Ekipa, about Sesko’s current role - and in particular that ‘super sub’ label. "If you ask me about this name, I don't like it, ” he said. “I like 'super striker' much more. I think Benjamin is a super striker. “He has started 13 games this year, coming off the bench in 13 games. He scored half of his goals when he started the game and half when he came off the bench.

“We can see that he is a complete striker and Benjamin is someone who deserves the name 'super striker’. ” In Four Four Two’s view, it’s understandable that Sesko’s agent has come out to bat for him, as that’s literally his job. But if you compare where Manchester United are now compared to when Carrick took over, you simply can’t argue with the interim bosses’ methods. If utilising Sesko as a game-changing substitute is helping the Red Devils win points and seeing the Slovenian score goals, then it would be negligent of Carrick to change this approach. And should the goals keep coming, then Basanovic will ultimately benefit, as Sesko will no doubt look to build on a promsing first campaign in English football and kick on in terms of minutes next season. For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others and worked at Four Four Two throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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