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Sheshko s latest injury revealed! Manchester United would rather play one less player than let him continue to play, and the reason is revealed

10:03am, 16 November 2025【Football】

Manchester United's 22-year-old center Benjamin Sheshko will miss a few weeks due to a recent knee injury, which means that he will not be able to return immediately after the international break. Sesko has withdrawn from the Slovenian national team due to injury. The team is determined to miss next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico after the summer.

Sheshko, who joined Manchester United for 85 million euros, came on as a substitute in the 58th minute of the second half of the game against Tottenham. He missed two scoring opportunities, including a solo shot, and sprained his knee while shooting. He immediately walked back to the locker room accompanied by the team doctor.

It is reported that the team doctor told Ruben Amorim’s coaching staff at the time that Sheshko was unable to continue playing. Some people have expressed doubts about this, because the famous Rooney encountered the same problem in the past, but he continued to stay on the field and even ran wildly with the ball. Manchester United's medical team explained that the decision to let Sheshko off the field was out of precautionary considerations, because if he continues to play, the risk of the injury worsening will greatly increase.

Some fans believed that Sheshko was embarrassed by missing the opportunity and therefore decided to withdraw from the game directly. They expressed strong anger. The club insisted that it was the right decision to let Sheshko leave the court, because if Xie continued to play, he was likely to suffer more serious injuries. It is said that Sheshko has been receiving treatment and observation at Carrington throughout the past week, and doctors believe that his injuries are not serious.

Sesko's problem once triggered a conflict between Manchester United and Slovenia national team coach Matthias Keke. The latter questioned that the Red Devils had not communicated with the team. British media even claimed that Keck threatened to cause a diplomatic dispute! In response, the Slovenian coach angrily accused the British media of making trouble.

"This is completely a typical trick of the British media." Coach Keck said, "I must emphasize that after we contacted Manchester United's team doctor, the problem was solved within 5 minutes. Thanks to the club's cooperation, our team doctor carefully reviewed the information they provided and understood the details. I hope I hope Benjamin (Sheshko) can successfully complete his rehabilitation and return to the game as soon as possible, because everyone who knows him knows that he is happiest on the court."

"The Sun" revealed that during the international match, Amorim recruited 17-year-old young forward Chido Obi to participate in first-team training. When the main players represent the national team, it is a common practice for various clubs to have young players take their places. This is also the reason why Obi was not selected for this Denmark U21 national youth lineup.

Obi became famous because of his 10 goals in a single game between the Arsenal youth team and Liverpool. After joining Manchester United, he has played 8 times in the first team, but this summer he was arranged to return to the youth team to play. His performance in Manchester United's reserve team was not amazing, scoring only 3 goals in 8 Premier League 2 games. But if Sheshko is absent, the Danish demon may hope to enter Amorim's substitute list.

Manchester United may also forcefully keep the 24-year-old Dutch striker Zirkzee. Some British media said that it is impossible for him to leave in the January winter window. However, there are also rumors that if potential suitors such as Roma in Serie A and West Ham United in the Premier League are willing to give 25 million euros or promise to buy out at that price, La Jue may still sell him.

In the match between Manchester United and Tottenham, central defender Maguire was also replaced due to injury. He limped off the field in the 72nd minute, when Manchester United still led 1-0. Maguire shared his injury story on social media this weekend, posting a photo of himself at Carrington doing fitness exercises with coach Mike Clegg.