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02/23 16:42 CST Supersub strikes again as Sesko gives Man United win at Everton
Supersub strikes again as Sesko gives Man United win at Everton
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) --- Manchester United supersub Benjamin Sesko scored 13
minutes after entering the field to give his side a 1-0 win over Everton in the
Premier League on Monday.
It was the third time in four games that Sesko has scored after coming off the
bench and secured points for United.
"I believe in me and so do the other players as well," Sesko told Sky Sports.
"They know what they are going to get when I arrive in the game. It's up to me
to deliver of course."
His goal with 19 minutes remaining finished off the slickest move of an
otherwise stodgy game.
Bryan Mbeumo controlled Matheus Cunha's superb long ball and played a perfectly
weighted pass to the feet of Sesko, who steered the ball past Jordan Pickford
with aplomb.
"It was a great finish," United interim coach Michael Carrick said. "It was a
ruthless finish. I liked the way he put it away with real confidence. It was
great play from Cunha and Mbeumo to set it up and we are dangerous on the
break."
Until then defenses had been on top and the lack of attacking fluency was not
helped by a heavy pitch that appeared to slow down both teams.
The result took fourth-placed United three points clear of Chelsea and
Liverpool. United was three behind Aston Villa.
It also extended Carrick's unbeaten run to six games since he replaced Ruben
Amorim on Jan. 13.
The defeat was a blow to Everton's hopes of a place in next year's European
competitions and left it languishing in ninth, behind Brentford and Bournemouth
and eight points adrift of Chelsea and Liverpool.
David Moyes' men have gone seven games without a win at their new Hill
Dickinson Stadium.
"Generally we did very well in lots of bits," Moyes said. "We got done on the
counterattack and they ran away and got the goal that was there. We put in a
great effort to get the goal but lacked the quality to make it count."
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