Three ways Man United could line-up without Benjamin Sesko as injury details confirmed
Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has been confirmed with a knee injury and could be out for around a month.
Man United have been very lucky with injuries so far this season, with the majority of their major players coming away completely unscathed. However, striker Benjamin Sesko suffered a knee injury during United’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham last time out, and he could be out for up to a month.
Considering the new injury update on Sesko, Amorim could have some selection headaches moving forward. With a distinct lack of striker options at his disposal, he may need to be creative with his front three and rotate several players who are capable of playing as a number nine.
We will see how Amorim plans to replace Sesko moving forward in their next game, which comes on Monday night against Everton; If they win, United could move up to third in the Premier League table. But how could the front three look? - Here are three different ways Amorim could choose to pick his attacking players...
1. Mount comes in with Cunha up front
CAM: Mount and Mbeumo. ST: Cunha
The first, and perhaps most obvious attacking trio for Man United would be a simple replacement of bringing Mason Mount into the side for Sesko, and moving Cunha up front.
Cunha played as a striker on a regular basis for Wolves before he came to Old Trafford, and has already featured as a number nine under Amorim on several occasions. Mount has also been impressive, and so this would seem, not only the best, but also most likely line up that Amorim could pick moving forward.
However, with Mount’s injury history, if he were to go down as well, Amorim would have a real lack of number 10 options moving forward, so it could be a risk to give Mount a heavy workload.
2. Zirkzee replaces Sesko up front
CAM: Mbeumo and Cunha. ST: Zirkzee
Joshua Zirkzee is the most natural striker that United have on the bench, and so he could also be a sensible choice. The only issue is that the Dutchman is yet to show consistent form for United, and it raises the question of whether he is capable of being their lead striker for the next month.
So far this season, Zirkzee has made just four Premier League appearances, with no goals and no assists. He has been linked with a January move away, amid the inconsistency, but if he finds form, it would allow Cunha to stay as a number 10, which is his best position.
3. Amorim takes a punt on Chido Obi
CAM: Cunha and Mbeumo. ST: Chido Obi
The final potential solution here is that Amorim goes to a slightly more unknown quantity in youngster Chido Obi, who has all the potential to be a world class striker in the future.
Obi joined United last season and has made eight first-team appearances, despite being just 17 years old. Despite his inexperience, his record for the United U18s and U21s speaks for itself, as he has netted 18 goals and provided four assists in 26 matches, so he could be a fun, but more unlikely punt for Amorim to take up front.