Former Premier league manager Sam Allardyce has raised some question decision of Manchester United to sign Benjamin Sesko over Crystal Palace ace Jean-Philippe Mateta. The Red Devils splashed the cash on the Slovenia international this season as a part of revamp of their front three.
In a chat on the No Tappy Football podcast, Allardyce expressed his shock at the decision to not to make a move for the French forward. He pointed out that the 28-year-old has already achieved success in England and perfectly fits strikers' mould.
"Do you know who I’d have bought, more than anybody else? Mateta, absolutely. The centre-forward is absolutely brilliant and why they didn’t buy him, I don’t know, especially when the big strikers are coming back [into fashion]. You look at the size of the lad that Newcastle signed [Nick Woltemade], you look at the size of the centre-forwards again. Mateta is winning in a team and winning the FA Cup and getting to Europe and it took him more than a year to do it", he said (via Metro.co.uk).
Manchester United were associated with a bunch of strikers in the summer before they signed Sesko from RB Leipzig. They held talks over a move for Viktor Gyokeres, who opted for a move to Arsenal, and were also reported to have been interested in Mateta and Liam Delap.
Benjamin Sesko has failed to hit the ground since joining Manchester United, and has amassed just one goal in sven outings for Ruben Amorim's side. Mateta has continued his impressive form for the Eagles, scoring four goals in ten matches so far this season.
Amad Diallo and Casemiro return to training ahead of Sunderland Clash
Manchester United duo of Amad Diallo and Casemiro have returned to training ahead of their side taking on Sunderland in the Premier League. The duo will hope to bolster the Red Devils squad for their clash with the high-flying newly-promoted team ahead of the international break.
Amad was missing for Manchester United as the faced a 3-1 loss against Brentford on Saturday, September 27th. The Ivory Coast international had been given permission to quit the club's camp and travel home due to a death in his family.
Casemiro was not present for the match against Brentford due to suspension, as he had picked up red card in the Red Devils' win against Chelsea a week earlier. The Brazilian player has made his comeback to training, and is in line to return to the starting XI against Sunderland.