Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford has publicly supported Benjamin Sesco on social media following criticism from pundit Tim Sherwood. The Slovenian scored twice as the Red Devils drew 2-2 with Burnley on Wednesday night.
Sesco has been in a tough spot since joining Old Trafford from RB Leipzig in the summer, managing just four goals in total for United. Rashford, by contrast, blossomed during his brief spell at Barcelona.
The Red Devils academy graduate scored seven goals and provided 11 assists for Hansi Flick’s side, but clearly remains invested in the events of his M16 days. The 28-year-old showed his support by liking Sesco’s latest Instagram upload celebrating the Clarets game.
“Thank you to our fans for your support. We will continue to move forward together,” Sesco wrote, along with a red love heart and fist pump emoji.
The striker’s double and overall performance came amid scathing remarks from former Blackburn player and ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager Sherwood. Sky Sports dissected Sesco’s exploits at Burnley and Jamie Redknapp gave him glowing praise.
However, manager Sherwood was unconvinced and was reminded that he had insisted on dragging Sesco out at half-time. “I think it’s positive that Sesco scored two goals,” he said. “Hopefully he can gain confidence from this.”
“It took him six months to show up at Man United. I’m happy for the player. He’s come through tough situations. I took him off the pitch at half-time and he’ll never wear a Man United shirt again. I stand by what I say, he’s not good enough to play for Man United.”
“He played in one game against Burnley, who are relegated, so fair play to him. Hopefully he’s gaining confidence and we’re starting to see different things in him.”
Meanwhile, Red Devils legend Gary Neville praised Sesco for his clever conversion of Dorg’s pitch. “It’s Benjamin Sesco bingo time,” he said.
“We haven’t seen him smile much, but his team-mates enjoy it with him. He cuts in between the centre-backs all night and then does it again.
“It’s a really great finish. Manchester United were really good in the second half.”
