To visualize how Benjamin Sesko integrates with his new attacking partners at Manchester United, we can look back at his 2023-2024 season at RB Leipzig.
At that time, Sesko was alongside Dani Olmo and Xavi Simons - two passers who benefited greatly from the Slovene player's ability to build walls and stretch the opponent's defense.
At Old Trafford, Matheus Cunha, in the role of number 10 on the left, possesses the ability to move intelligently and coordinate flexibly with "conductors" such as Bruno Fernandes.
On the opposite wing, Bryan Mbeumo stands out with his ability to choose positions and cross the ball accurately. Both players have entered Old Trafford after their best season in the Premier League, scoring 15 and 20 goals respectively.
With Sesko playing at the highest level, Cunha and Mbeumo can make the most of his walling, blocking and dropping before entering the penalty area. This trio promises to create many high-speed coordination options, opening up space for decisive shots or assists.
With Bruno Fernandes present, Man United will have three creative sources ready to launch cross-line passes or accurate crosses for Sesko. This helped him develop all his strengths both playing with his back towards the goal and the head-cutter.
With Sesko's arrival, a new attacking trio at Old Trafford is slowly taking shape. This leads to the possibility that Bruno Fernandes, in his 30s, will often have to drop deeper in midfield than before.
Bruno Fernandes has played this role under Erik ten Hag, and last season, Ruben Amorim also intended to arrange him to play lower to control the game. With Bruno Fernandes playing behind, his connection with the right winger will become a key factor in maintaining balance in attack.
On the theory, Cunha's formation on the left wing, Sesko in the middle and Mbeumo on the right wing form an almost perfect attacking trio in terms of role allocation. But football is not just a theory.
The understanding between new signings and former players will take time to build. Not only the training sessions, the actual competition minutes are the real test.
From what he showed in the Premier League Summer Series 2025, it is clear that Amorim wanted his strikers to proactively create space behind the opponent's defense by attracting close range, then quickly deploy the ball vertically.
For this tactic to operate smoothly, the strikers must be good at receiving the ball between lines and moving the ball forward at speed and accuracy.
Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko - each to a different level - are all effective ball-holding players. This helps the "Red Devils" in their new playing style not only take advantage of their individual strengths, but also increase their ability to penetrate.
After a stalemate in scoring, Amorim and his students entered the 2025-2026 season with a completely new attacking trio, ready to challenge all defenses in the Premier League.
"Today is a difficult day. The important thing for us is to overcome the emotions of playing at Old Trafford. We had some difficulties, especially at the beginning of the first half and the beginning of the second half.
Fiorentina were very mobile and we had to find the right time to put pressure, but then we controlled the game well. I think Man United lacked flexibility in the game, we could have done better.
However, I think it was a perfect preparation match to show us that we need to improve in many different aspects, that we will have difficulties at some points" - Amorim said after the match against Fiorentina.
