Manchester United rescued a draw in the final moments of their clash against Tottenham on Saturday but one star has been critiqued by a Premier League icon
Alan Shearer thinks one Manchester United player had "no clue" against Tottenham. Ruben Amorim's side let a 1-0 lead slip and drew 2-2 in London.
Bryan Mbeumo handed United a first-half lead on Saturday and it took Spurs until the 84th minute to respond as Mathys Tel equalised. Richarlison looked to have secured all three points for the hosts in added time before Matthijs de Ligt's last-gasp header.
Despite some promising performances within the United ranks, former Newcastle and England striker Shearer thinks one sharpshooter in particular was underwhelming in the Premier League stalemate.
Benjamin Sesko was dropped by Amorim from the starting XI in north London but was brought on in the 58th minute. Though he failed to make any lasting impression.
The 22-year-old Slovenian, who arrived at Old Trafford for £74million this summer, squandered an opportunity in the 85th minute before he went off with a knee injury.
Shearer believes that Sesko had a dismal cameo at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and that he should have tucked away one of the two great chances that fell his direction.
"Sesko struggled again," admitted Shearer on Match of the Day. "He's only scored twice in his 12 appearances and he came on today with just over half an hour to go.
"He had two really, really good chances and should have scored, to be honest. They worked it really well for him to get in the first time. He's either got to get his shot away early or he's got to push that ball forward quicker. He's not going to get that amount of time in the Premier League to work it back on his right foot."
Shearer then specifically discussed the brilliant chance Sesko failed to convert just before he came off with his injury, when Tottenham's Micky van de Ven got back to tackle him.
"This one [the 85th-minute chance] is the bigger puzzle for me," continued Shearer. "I know he's struggling for confidence but any centre-forward knows you cannot allow the centre-half to come back at you.
"You've got to get across Van de Ven. By that time he should have a picture in his head of where the keeper is and what he wants to do. I don't think he has a clue what he wants to do because I don't even think he even knows Van de Ven is there and chasing him. I know he's struggling with confidence but it's a big 'must do better'.
"No one likes to see him coming off injured and we hope his knee is okay but they are two chances you'd expect at that level that someone has to put away."
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