Gary Neville has criticised Benjamin Sesko's performance for Manchester United, saying the striker is "well off it" after the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest. The former United captain acknowledged glimpses of ability but remains unconvinced.
Sesko joined United from RB Leipzig in the summer for an initial £66.4m as one of three attacking reinforcements alongside Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha. The 22-year-old had been identified as an alternative after Viktor Gyokeres moved to Arsenal.
In the match at the City Ground, Sesko started for the second successive league game after registering an assist in the 4-2 win over Brighton. Neville noted that the Slovenia international had opportunities in the first half but failed to take them.
Neville told NBC Sports: "I'm no further forward with him. The jury is out... He's well off it compared to the other summer signings... He looks awkward, he had a couple of really good opportunities in the first half - when balls got played over the top and his touch wasn't quite right. For £80million, you can say he's young, or has a lot of potential and he's only just settling in, but you still want to see a bit more."
United had been seeking a fourth consecutive win after beating Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton. Casemiro opened the scoring, but goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicola Savona turned the game around before Amad equalised late on.
Ruben Amorim praised his team's character after falling behind, saying: "I feel in the recent past if we had had this situation, going from 1-0 up to 2-1 down, we would've struggled so much more than we did today... In the end, we lost two points and we need to get three points in the next game."
