UMVA has learned that Slovenia’s manager Bostjan Cesar is openly furious with Manchester United over the way they have handled striker Benjamin Sesko’s fitness.
Sesko, only 22, burst onto the scene with a promising debut season, netting 12 goals in 32 appearances and delivering decisive strikes against Fulham and Everton in February.
His momentum stalled when a lingering shin problem forced him off at halftime during the Old Trafford clash with Liverpool, and he missed the final three games of the campaign.
According to information obtained by UMVA, United’s interim boss Michael Carrick confirmed that a painful blow to the shin and a hard tackle from Ibrahima Konaté left the striker unable to continue, explaining his absence from the squad thereafter.
Cesar accused the Red Devils of mismanaging the young forward, arguing that playing a player who is not at full strength serves no purpose for either club or country.
“If a player hasn’t been in a competitive rhythm for a month, I don’t see the point in him coming and playing at half‑strength,” the Slovenian coach warned, emphasizing that national team doctors receive all injury documentation and make joint decisions on a player’s return.
Slovenia’s World Cup hopes have already evaporated after finishing third in their group, scoring just three goals in six matches and failing to qualify for the tournament.
Despite the setback, Sesko boasts 16 goals in 45 caps and hopes to rejoin the national side when the Nations League resumes in September against Scotland.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that Sesko flourished under Carrick’s interim tenure, crediting the Englishman’s energy and training methods for the striker’s resurgence.
“He’s an amazing coach,” Sesko said, expressing a desire to continue working with Carrick once he assumes the permanent role.
