Benjamin Sesko is Manchester United’s hottest asset right now, and there could be even more to come. It finally feels like United have a true number nine, and Sesko is delivering in style, turning critics into believers with every goal.
Over the last eight matches, Sesko has struck seven times — six in the league and one in the FA Cup — including three decisive winners. That kind of run is exactly what United supporters have been hoping for, so we dug into Sesko’s past scoring bursts to see how this current form stacks up against his best stretches at previous clubs.
Is Sesko living up to the early hype, as Carrick believes he has?
He’s firing on all cylinders, but what more does he need to add to prove this isn’t just a hot spell?
Sesko once notched 13 goals in six games
Looking at Sesko’s most prolific scoring stretches, the current 7 goals in 8 games stands alongside his most impressive bursts, not as a one-off, but as part of a pattern:
- 2025/26: 7 goals in 8 games (total 9)
- 2024/25: 5 goals in 5 games (total 21)
- 2023/24: 7 goals in 7 games (total 18)
- 2022/23: 10 goals in 10 games (total 18)
- 2021/22: no notable streak (total 11)
- 2020/21: 13 goals in 6 games (total 21)
The current streak ranks as the fourth best of his career. Notably, his 7 goals in 7 games for RB Leipzig in 2022/23 was more efficient, and that run lasted until the season’s end.
Earlier days at Red Bull Salzburg saw Sesko scoring 10 goals in 10 games during 2022/23, which underscores his long-standing ability to pile up tallies quickly.
And the standout moment remains his 13-goal blitz in the 2020/21 season while on loan at FC Liefering in Austria, where he was a teenager playing in the country’s second tier, yet already clearly ahead of his peers.
United coaches deserve credit for Sesko’s emergence
Sesko’s United career didn’t take off overnight. He needed to build fitness and adjust to the Premier League’s intensity. Now, though, he’s thriving.
His ceiling has always been evident, and Michael Carrick’s coaching team has shown a knack for extracting the best from him. The current form, together with his established scoring history, supports the idea that his goalscoring could be durable over the long term.
For context, United fans will recall Rasmus Hojlund’s similarly rapid start in 2023/24, where he tallied seven goals in six games, but that form didn’t sustain, culminating in a 21-match goal drought in 2024/25. Sesko’s track record suggests a more repeatable pattern and potentially steadier production than Hojlund’s peak-and-slump cycle.
What do you think? Is Sesko’s current run sustainable, and how should United balance his development with squad needs as the season unfolds? Share your thoughts in the comments.
