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Manchester United confirmed on November 18, 2025, that Benjamin Šeško will miss at least four weeks with a knee injury. The Slovenian striker suffered the damage during the 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur when his left knee buckled in a challenge.
He tried to continue but signalled to the bench and left the pitch in visible pain. Scans the following day revealed ligament damage that requires around a month of recovery.
Šeško had just withdrawn from Slovenia’s national team camp after the club and country medical teams agreed the injury needed immediate rest. The 22-year-old arrived from RB Leipzig in the summer for a fee that could reach £80 million and quickly became United’s most reliable centre-forward.
He scored nine Premier League goals and provided four assists before the injury. His physicality, aerial dominance, and ice-cold finishing gave Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 system a genuine focal point many believed the team lacked.
The timing could hardly be worse. United face Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool in the next five league fixtures, plus a Carabao Cup quarter-final and Europa League knockout play-offs. Without Šeško, Amorim must rely on Rasmus Højlund, who only recently returned from his own injury, or Joshua Zirkzee, who has struggled for goals.
Amorim admitted the blow hurts. “Benjamin gives us something different,” the Portuguese coach said after training. “We lose power, speed, and confidence in the box. But this group has depth and character. Others must step up now.”
