Benjamin Sesko alarm bell raised as Gary Neville left speechless over Man Utd fear

Benjamin Sesko alarm bell raised as Gary Neville left speechless over Man Utd fear

Ian Wright called out Gary Neville for hypocrisy as they discussed realistic returns for new Premier League arrivals Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Manchester United vs Arsenal

Gary Neville didn't know what to say as a Benjamin Sesko fear was raised (Image: YouTube/The Overlap)

Gary Neville was left speechless after Ian Wright pointed out one potential negative scenario involving Manchester United summer signing Benjamin Sesko. The Slovenian arrived from RB Leipzig for £66.4million up front with add-ons of around £7.6m.

‌

For many years, Sesko, 22, has been considered one of the most exciting young strikers in Europe. However, considering he is still learning his trade and joining a United team that only scored 44 Premier League goals last year, there are still question marks as to how he will fare.

‌

Instead of solely focusing on Sesko, Neville also addressed fellow summer signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, giving the trio a target of 35 goals between them. Wright took issue with this comment, as earlier in their podcast, Neville said Viktor Gyokeres' debut campaign with Arsenal would be a disappointment if he only scored 10 Premier League goals.

‌

Wayne Rooney divides opinion as Match of the Day fans make feelings clear READ MORE:

On the Stick to Football podcast, Neville opened up the conversation by asking: "Sesko, we know less about him. Obviously, we’ve seen bits about him. We’ve seen centre-forwards come to United over the last six, seven or eight seasons and it’s not been easy. There is going to be pressure on him, obviously [Rasmus] Hojlund is still there."

Wright then replied: "The thing as well with him is that he scored 13 goals in 33 Bundesliga appearances last season. [Omar] Marmoush left in December and had 15.

"That says to me as a striker he should be scoring more at that level. I think like Gyokeres, he has got such great ability and physicality, I think he will get 15 goals.”

Article continues below

Ian Wright did not want to let Neville off the hook (Image: YouTube/The Overlap)

Neville then went on to say a tally of between "10 or 13" goals would be a success for Sesko, providing Mbeumo and Cunha make up the other 25 goals between them. However, Wright again called out the ex-United captain's verdict, comparing it with the much higher bar he set for Gyokeres.

He said: "What if Sesko only scored 10? Seriously, what if he only got 10. You just turned your nose up when I mentioned Gyokeres potentially only getting 10 and now you’re thinking about Sesko only getting 10.”

‌

As Neville pointed out Gyokeres is older than Sesko, Wright refused to let him off the hook. The ex-England defender then tried to form a point by saying: "I think 10…” and then found himself silenced by his own internal thoughts.

There will be a lot of pressure on Sesko's shoulders (Image: 2025 Getty Images)

As Wright turned around to Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Roy Keane, Neville said: "The reason I am stuttering is because I’m wondering how Cunha and Mbeumo are going to do. If he scores 10 and the others can chip in with 12 a piece, I would still say 35 from the three of them is massive.”

‌

When Wright further interrogated him about suggesting 10 goals for Gyyokeres would be nowhere near enough, Neville replied: "The reason I said that is because I think Arsenal will create so many more chances. They will have so much more play.

"They are a much better team. He (Gyokeres) is going to be in a better team. He’s going to get more chances. Sesko is not going to get as many chances as Gyokeres. That is where I would be at with it."

Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.

Article continues below

Click here to read article