Benjamin Sesko is ‘not the answer’ for Manchester United, says Tim Sherwood (Picture: Sky Sports) Tim Sherwood says Benjamin Sesko isn’t yet the ‘answer’ for Manchester United up front and Michael Carrick has shown he is not ready to place his full trust in the striker this season. Sesko hit an impressive run of form towards the back-end of last season but has been limited to substitute appearances three matches into the new Premier League campaign. On Sunday, the 23-year-old attacker was sent on in the closing stages for the third match on the bounce, with the Red Devils seeking a winner after Tyrique George’s stunning equaliser for Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Sesko made his presence known from the off and was rewarded for his efforts as he restored the visitors’ advantage with a fine header past Jordan Pickford with only two minutes remaining of normal time. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. The goal sent United’s away support into raptures on Merseyside, with Carrick’s men seemingly on course for their second straight victory after their 5-2 defeat of Ipswich at Old Trafford. But the Toffees rallied again and levelled for a second time in the match through substitute Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who fired a curling 30-yard effort into the corner of Senne Lammens’ goal to make it 2-2 at the death. Carrick may be tempted to throw Sesko in for his first start of the season on Wednesday night when United kick off their Champions League campaign at home to Azerbaijani minnows Sabah. Sesko netted after coming off the bench in United’s 2-2 draw with Everton (Picture: Getty) Maitland-Niles scored a stunning goal to rescue a point for the Toffees (Picture: Getty) However, ex-Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Sherwood still has doubts surrounding the Slovenian centre-forward – doubts he believes Carrick may share. ‘Where do you find that striker? Everyone is looking for it, Arsenal are looking for it,’ Sherwood said on Sky Sports News. ‘Sesko isn’t the answer because no one wants to play him. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick insists Man Utd's start to season is 'not that bad' after 2-2 draw to Everton","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/07\/6380575265597538231\/480x270_MP4_6380575265597538231.mp4","description":"Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored an absolute worldie in the sixth minute of added time to seal a 2-2 draw for The Toffees.","duration":"T4M8S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/07\/07\/111091361-0-image-a-43_1788761956815.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-07T07:17:25+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘He comes on, he’s done alright, he’s come on and scored a few goals off the bench. ‘But if he was top drawer, do you think Michael Carrick would be playing him? Of course he would. ‘He wouldn’t be wanting to play someone else out of position.’ Carrick’s side have picked up four points from their first three games (Picture: Getty) According to Sherwood, there also remain question marks when it comes to United’s midfield options, despite the club spending big on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Carlos Baleba this summer. ‘I think they need protection in front [of the def