麥可·卡里克用一個簡潔的公式來描述班傑明·塞斯科·斯科特曼哈頓的生活。
“He is growing as a player,” 曼聯主教練承認。 “Sometimes it’s big steps, sometimes it’s little steps. He has taken some huge ones recently.
“他所表現出的自信和信念是相當引人注目的。”
The mighty strides Sesko has taken in United’s latest two games have placed the club in a superb position to cement a return to the Champions League after a two-year absence.
Without the Slovenian’s contributions off the bench, United would have lost at West Ham on 10 February and drawn with Everton on Monday on their first visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Sesko’s goals have put Carrick’s men out on their own in fourth spot, three points behind Aston Villa and three ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool.
If his stoppage-time volley to earn a point at West Ham was a thing of aesthetic beauty, his latest effort in the 71st minute of the 1-0 win at Everton was a feat of physical excellence.
It was a combination of endurance, running 70 yards at top speed after laying off a pass to Matheus Cunha, and calmness, to steady himself and coolly slot home Bryan Mbeumo’s square pass.
“曾經是廣泛的消滅，一場無情的消滅，” said Carrick. “我欽佩他以真正的自信將時尚拋之腦後。”
Watching the game for Sky Sports, former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher looked at the goal admiringly.
“Sesko已經跑了80多碼，然後完成了，” Carragher said. “你依靠他專心地呼吸，然後氣喘懇求。但不，他有足夠的能量來真正慶祝。 」
塞斯科本賽季的夢想進球數已增至八個。
意味著，他只能在魯本·阿莫林的實現下梅開二度，魯本·阿莫林於2025年8月以7370萬英鎊從萊比錫紅牛簽下他。
現在，他在最近的七場比賽中打進了六場，一開始就兩場比賽中打進了三場，而達倫·弗萊徹（Darren Fletcher）則在阿莫林一月份被踢後進入了間歇期。
這次回歸讓許多觀察家塞斯科很不幸，他沒有在卡里克執掌的六場比賽中首發陣容。
曼聯主帥明白這個話題。但他覺得這並不特別重要。
「我明白為什麼每個人都在談論它並大肆宣傳它，或者它並不總是那麼誇張，” he said.
“我真的很高興與本建立了非常正直的關係。我們很高興進行了一些正直的談話，而且他住在一個正直的家裡。
“He obviously wants to play, but we have got some good forwards and I can’t speak highly enough of how he has been.”
對塞斯科來說，重要的是當他的經理要求的時候就交出了——他充滿了自信來發展這一點。
“I believe in me and so do the other players,” Sesko知識淵博的天空體育行動。
“They know what they are going to get when I arrive in the game. Whether that is five minutes or 90 minutes, it doesn’t really matter. It’s about showing I can deliver if I possibly can and I’m really happy with that.”
如果說塞斯科在球場上的一次熄火讓埃弗頓心碎，那麼另一場夏季新秀塞內·拉門斯則在大約一分鐘內做到了這一點。
比利時門將扑出邁克爾·基恩的一記重磅射門，莫耶斯相信邁克爾·基恩有一次射門，然後他出色地處理了一系列橫樑下方的角球，埃弗頓真正嘗試扳平比分。
“Their goalie was brilliant tonight,” 這是莫耶斯曾經直言不諱的回應。
“The save he made from Michael, the way he dealt with corner kicks. The pressure we had. For me, their goalkeeper was the best player.”
即使假設卡里克也是那位有利的人，因為他正受益於曼聯招募部門的機會，以阻止阿莫林在夏季轉會日從阿斯頓維拉引入埃米·馬丁內斯的電話，並作為改變他們對一名略年輕的1810萬英鎊門將的信仰，在他的幫助下在比利時高級足球隊度過了一個馬德里的賽季。
拉門斯 23 歲。塞斯科 22 歲。曼聯在我們這些年輕人中不太可能取得成功的獎杯，但他們很高興擁有了正在蓬勃發展的年輕一代。
在與埃弗頓的比賽結束後，卡里克曾注意到他的曼聯、歷史上最偉大的門將埃德溫·范德薩曾在電視上與卡拉格一起分析比賽。
卡里克巧妙地回答了這兩個人之間是否可以進行比較的問題。
「我購買是為了觀察我所堅持的，” he said.
“我認為不需要評價它們，因為我認為它對塞納來說並不美麗。但確實有相似之處。
“你希望守門員是合法和誠實的。作為一種劇烈的混亂的變化，你希望他消除破壞和積累的東西。我認為塞內就是這樣。”
“He’s quite quiet at times and unassuming, but he’s got real steel. It’s a big role for some, and it’s about being comfortable in your environment.
“有時這需要時間，通常不需要，但他有那樣的冷靜和鎮定。這對他面前的人有很大的幫助。”
At the start of the season, United’s stated aim was to get back into Europe.
Even internally, it was felt reaching the Europa League was the most realistic target, and financial estimates were created around that.
However, in the wake of Amorim’s exit, director of football Jason Wilcox spoke to the players about reaching the Champions League.
The difference in status and finance is huge.
United have now gone 10 consecutive Premier League games without defeat for the first time since a run of 14 between January and May 2021 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
From their current position, with no European distractions, which is something Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool all have, it would be a major disappointment for them if United were not to seal a return to European football’s top table.
“曼聯現在幾乎可以保證歐冠最重要的賽區之一，” said Carragher. “我不能看著他們不成功。”
