Slovenia international Sesko, who was acquired for £74 million ($98m) during the summer of 2025, established a reputation as something of a super-sub across the second half of his debut campaign at Old Trafford.
That tag is proving difficult to shake, with the 23-year-old frontman yet to start a Premier League fixture this season - with Carrick’s XI only being made in Champions League and Carabao Cup fixtures.
Sesko is the only out-and-out No.9 that United have on their books at present, with any temptation to bolster those ranks being resisted for now. United have been famed in the past for boasting the deepest of striker pools.
When winning the Treble in 1999, Sir Alex Ferguson was able to rotate Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Several other superstar forwards have passed through the Theatre of Dreams since then - including Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney.
In the present, versatile Brazilian Cunha is often being deployed down the middle. He has Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Rashford either side of him - with the latter more than capable of stepping inside off the left flank if required.
Will that system serve United well in the long run? When th...