Sesko: I'm happy I could help the team
Benjamin Sesko has said his two goals against Burnley have given him confidence, but helping the team is the "most important" thing to him.
A chaotic encounter saw United take 30 shots at Martin Dubravka's goal, with one disallowed, two cleared off the line and another two striking the woodwork.
But it was the Slovenian who made the pressure count, first in the 50th minute turning home a Bruno Fernandes through-ball with a wicked first-time finish, and then putting the Reds ahead with another well-placed strike from a Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu cross.
Given the pressure Darren Fletcher's side were applying, it looked like being enough to secure the win and potentially creating a platform to score more. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be, as Jaidon Anthony found a leveller at the other end a few minutes later.
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Nevertheless, it is another point on the board, and two big goals for Sesko, who doubled his Premier League tally for the season with his brace in east Lancashire.
"It helps me for my confidence," the striker told BBC's Match of the Day. "It's been tough, but now I finally did it and I'm happy I could help the team.
"This is the most important for me and now it's just up to me and up to us to keep going like that."
That was a point echoed by interim head coach Fletcher, when he spoke to Sky Sports following the final whistle.
"He needed it massively," Fletcher told the broadcaster. "Obviously I'd spoke to him before the game and tried to reiterate what a good player he is and how much I've watched him over the years.
"We got the service into the box for him. He made great movement, great runs, and he took his two goals fantastically."
In the midst of the hectic winter schedule, eyes will quickly turn to Sunday's Emirates FA Cup assignment, with Brighton & Hove Albion visiting Old Trafford for the third-round clash.
Despite the somewhat disappointing result, Sesko is hopeful the Reds can use the dominant performance to kick on and focus solely on on-pitch matters.
"Now it's up to us," Sesko said of his team-mates in a post-match interview with Sky. "Obviously, to stand together as a group, to really show we can work together no matter what situation.
"In the end, it's just important for us to focus on the upcoming games, upcoming trainings. That's the most important."
Focus for Benjamin and his colleagues now switches to that Brighton encounter, scheduled for a 16:30 GMT kick-off in M16 on Sunday 11 January.
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