Benjamin Sesko believes his injury problems are in the past as he said his troublesome shin is “perfect” now.
The striker made a belated first start of the season on Thursday, scoring in Manchester United’s 4-0 win over Sabah in the Champions League.
Sesko had come off the bench in United’s previous three matches, as they tried to ease him into action after sitting out much of pre-season, and Slovenian believes the patient approach has worked.
“It was basically just to make sure that it doesn't get worse because this was kind of a problem,” said Sesko. “We just need a little bit longer than usual, because if you start too early, it might appear again. And I think waiting a little bit longer was a great decision, and now it's healed, so it's perfect. It was shin.”
Sesko also missed the end of his first campaign at Old Trafford with his shin issue and he explained: “I got a kick last season, but it was also a little bit of an overload from myself. So basically, that was it.”
Sesko scored 12 goals in his first season at United following a £66m move from RB Leipzig and said he is feeling more confident going into his second year.
“Way better, especially than last season,” he explained. “I changed a country. Everything was new for me. Now for me it's like I'm really enjoying it. I'm really happy here. I love life here. I have teammates that are perfect. I can't really complain about anything.”
United first showed an interest in Sesko when he was 16 and he explained why he did not want to join them as a teenager.
“It was just basically the moment that we decided because I think it was important,” he added. “It would be a little bit too huge of a step for me to jump from, let’s say, Austria or Slovenia directly to Manchester United. So I just needed those steps to get better and better and I’m finally here.”
