Benjamin Sesko faces extended spell out injured and won’t return until 2027

More bad news for Manchester United has emerged over Benjamin Sesko.

Benjamin Sesko will be out of action until at least January as he deals with his ongoing shin injury. The Slovenian striker has not played for United until September.

Sesko has not been spotted in training since, with his last game coming in the 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton.

After missing pre-season, Sesko had scored two goals to begin the season brightly, before suffering complications from his initial injury.

Now on the advice of medical staff, Sesko is being recommended to rest for the next two months to allow the injury to heal.

The injury represents a major blow for United, with Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha being asked to fill in out of position, while Joshua Zirkzee has failed to earn a regular starting role even with Sesko absent.

United’s form has been desperately poor, failing to win a game since Sesko has been out.

The news place serious pressure on Ineos and the recruiting team, who failed to sign a striker in the transfer window despite Sesko missing the entirety of pre-season.

Benjamin Sesko injury timeline

• May 2026:

  Picks up shin injury and substituted at half-time against Liverpool. Misses the final three games of the season.

• July-August 2026:

  Sesko misses all six of Manchester United’s pre-season games and trains individually

• September 2026:

  After fighting back to fitness, he makes six appearances, scoring twice vs Everton and Sabah.

• Late September-early October 2026:

  Sesko pulls out of Slovenia’s international squads with a recurrence of his shin injury, missing subsequent games for United.

• Late October 2026:

  Medical evaluations recommended Sesko rest his shin injury until early 2027, ruling him out for the rest of the calendar year.