Manchester United staff have stressed how much of an upgrade Benjamin Sesko is on Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United staff have stressed how much of an upgrade Benjamin Sesko is on Rasmus Hojlund , according to the Sun .

The Denmark international left the Red Devils on loan for Napoli in the summer after Man United agreed to pay €85 million to bring his Slovenian counterpart to the Old Trafford club.

Hojlund has since notched four goals in six games for Napoli , while Sesko has two goals in nine appearances for Man United .

However, it has been brushed off by those who work with Sesko, with his awareness, ball-winning and distribution drawing praise from Man United coaches.

On the other hand, Hojlund’s play off the ball was a major concern for head coach Ruben Amorim.

The Dane reportedly considers himself better than Sesko and he had felt showing that in training might have given Amorim pause for thought on his departure despite the arrival of the Slovenian.

Hojlund scored ten goals in 52 appearances across all competitions last term, with four coming in the Premier League .

Man United were no longer convinced he was capable of leading them to the next level, but Sesko has yet to prove himself in front of goal despite being regarded as an upgrade on Hojlund.

He bagged 21 goals in the Bundesliga last term and 18 times in 2023-24, but hitting the ground running in the English topflight has proven tricky for him so far.

It is still early days and the Slovenian could still end up becoming a goal-scoring machine, but he needs to start delivering the goods sooner rather than later as the fans expect much of him.

He came off the bench against Liverpool and was influential despite not finding the back of the net, but he now needs to start finding the back of the net regularly going forward to justify his fees.