Michael Carrick insists Benjamin Sesko is able to ‘kick on’ in his Manchester United profession after his sensible equaliser against West Ham.
West Ham were just minutes away from an enormous win over United on the London Stadium when substitute Sesko scored an excellent injury-time equaliser.
Relegation-battlers West Ham led through Tomas Soucek’s neat finish shortly after a quiet first half and seemed to be on the verge of three points of their bid to avoid relegation.
But Sesko turned home Bryan Mbeumo’s cross with a implausible finish to earn Manchester United some extent and maintain Carrick’s unbeaten record as caretaker manager.
Sesko endured a difficult begin to his Old Trafford profession following a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig but has now scored five goals in his last six appearances.
‘It’s an unbelievable finish, with that angle and to generate that power,’ Carrick said of Sesko’s dramatic injury-time equaliser. ‘It’s some goal from him.
‘He’s able to that, Ben. He’s done it over time, it’s not like he’s just burst onto the scene. He’s been doing it and proven he can rating goals.
Get your football fix
Don’t need to miss the week’s biggest football stories? Metro’s exclusive football newsletter, In The Mixer, is your essential guide.
From the most recent transfer rumours and managerial moves to evaluation of the most important games and lots more, our experts have you ever covered.
Enroll here, it’s an open goal.
‘He’s been doing it in training for us as well so it’s not surprising to be honest. It’s what he’s does, it’s what he’s good at.
‘The last goal would have done him the world of excellent and tonight is one other vital goal and an enormous moment for him and us.’
Asked whether he was tempted to begin Sesko against West Ham and if that may very well be an option going forward, Carrick added: ‘It’s all the time in regards to the balance.
‘The boys which have played have done fantastically well so it’s in regards to the importance of the entire group and the entire squad.
‘Ben’s doing numerous work, he’s in place and he’s able to kick on. It’s nearly managing the balance.
‘We could have modified things a bit earlier, we’re all the time attempting to make the correct decision. But definitely when he got here on the pitch he made an enormous difference.’
Discussing the sport more generally, Carrick said: ‘It was a troublesome game, we expected that basically. I don’t think we were at our greatest when it comes to sharpness and attacking side of the sport.
‘So sometimes you might have to profit from what the night throws at you. Credit to the boys for coming back again, it’s an important trait to have within the team.
‘There are positives to take from it, you’ll be able to’t win every game, we definitely didn’t want to come back away from here with no point.
‘We have now to present credit to West Ham, they defended well and closed spaces of. We just lacked that spark. I won’t be too harsh on the boys, we are going to learn from tonight and are available back strong.’
The stalemate in east London leaves Manchester United fourth within the Premier League, while West Ham stay 18th, two points from safety.
Hammers goalscorer Soucek said: ‘It is hard to take, I’m here to avoid wasting us from relegation and this draw was tough to take.
‘We wanted the three points to go closer and closer but we’ve got to take positives. There are still so many games.
‘If we play like this 5 – 6 games we are going to win them and get out of relegation. We’re getting closer and stepping into the correct direction.
‘You may see all fans are with us because all of us have one job and one goal – to be within the Premier League next season.’
Attributable to being knocked out of the FA Cup, Manchester United now have almost two weeks off before returning to Premier League motion against Everton.
West Ham, meanwhile, face League One strugglers Burton Albion on Saturday as they give the impression of being to book their place in the subsequent round of the FA Cup.
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the most recent news on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
MORE: Bruno Guimaraes injury scare confirmed after Newcastle win over Tottenham
MORE: Liam Rosenior criticises Chelsea star after ‘ridiculous’ draw with Leeds United
MORE: Mauricio Pochettino claims Chelsea desired to sell £60m signing before he became ‘one of the best within the Premier League’