Benjamin Sesko's injury record hits unwanted milestone as Slovenia withdrawal is confirmed

Manchester United have confirmed that Benjamin Sesko will not travel to meet up with the Slovenia squad for the international break.

Benjamin Sesko was missing from the Manchester United squad for the latest 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League.

News broke around 24 hours before the match that Sesko’s shin injury resurfaced, which will be a big concern for Michael Carrick.

It was confirmed on Monday afternoon that Sesko has officially withdrawn from the Slovenia squad for the international break, meaning he will stay put at Carrington to start his recovery.

Benjamin Sesko’s injury record hits unwanted milestone

Before United signed him for £66m last summer, Sesko had a fairly clean injury record.

In fact, Sesko had not suffered a single injury since the second half of the 2021/22 season at the time of his United unveiling.

Yet, within his first 12 months as a United player, Sesko has already faced multiple setbacks.

First, Sesko suffered a knee injury between November and December of 2025, and then the end of his campaign was disrupted by the shin injury suffered against Liverpool.

It also ruined Sesko’s pre-season, stopping him from taking part in any of United’s six friendly matches. United will suddenly be wary of Sesko’s fitness becoming recurring problem.

Incredibly, Sesko missing the upcoming international matches this break means he is set to have missed more matches since signing for United through injury than in the entirety of his career before completing the move.

As per Transfermarkt, Sesko had only missed 12 games in total because of injury between his senior debut in 2019 and his United move in 2025.

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Since joining United in 2025, Sesko has already missed 10 matches for club and country and that tally will reach 14 in the next few weeks as Slovenia have four friendly matches scheduled this break.

United are next in action against Tottenham on October 10 and Carrick will have his fingers crossed that Sesko can recover in time to feature.