The mixed zone at Turf Moor buzzed under harsh lights as Benjamin Šeško faced the media. Mud clung to his kit, a reminder of the brutal Lancashire conditions, and exhaustion was etched across his face.
He had just delivered a stunning two-goal performance his first brace for the club — dragging Manchester United back into the contest.
Yet there was no hint of celebration in his expression. Instead, what stood out was a deep, unmistakable sense of anger and disappointment.
A journalist stepped forward and asked the obvious question: “Benjamin, you scored twice and swung the match in your team’s favor, but it still ended in a draw. You look crushed. What went wrong?”
Šeško didn’t resort to stock phrases or safe answers. He paused, inhaled slowly, and then spoke with a blunt honesty that immediately shifted the mood in the room.
A Rarely Heard Truth
“I gave everything I had to help us win tonight,” Šeško said quietly. “As a striker, those moments are what you live for changing the game, scoring twice in a short spell, putting your team ahead.
But one of our players let us down. I didn’t expect to see that kind of performance, especially against a team fighting relegation like Burnley.”
The atmosphere froze.
Public criticism of a teammate is almost unheard of at this level, and everyone present sensed the weight of what was coming next.
“When you’re leading 2–1, you depend on your leaders,” he continued.
“You need the players behind you to be solid, to protect what you’ve earned. I watched the second goal again and again.
I see Lisandro Martínez just standing off — no urgency, no pressure. He allowed Jaidon Anthony to turn and shoot as if it was a training drill.”
A Breakdown in Belief
Šeško went on, gesturing toward the dressing room, where the echoes of Darren Fletcher’s earlier confrontation still seemed to hang in the air.
“We are trying to rebuild this club, to drag it back to where it belongs,” he said. “I emptied the tank tonight.
Bruno Fernandes pushed through pain to create those chances for me. But if one of our most experienced defenders, a World Cup winner, believes he can coast through a match like this, then we’re going nowhere.
This isn’t about systems or formations. It’s about commitment. And that moment cost us all three points.”
His words painted a picture of a fractured squad — one split not by talent, but by mentality.
Fallout and Fracture
Šeško didn’t stay to answer further questions. He turned away and headed straight for the team bus, leaving reporters scrambling and headlines already forming.
Any ambiguity around the issues Sir Alex Ferguson had previously alluded to had vanished. The problem was now out in the open.
Within the United camp, the divide feels deeper than ever.
On one side are the new arrivals — players like Šeško and Dorgu driven by hunger, urgency, and the desire to prove themselves.
On the other are established names, some of whom, according to Ferguson, have grown too comfortable and too powerful within the club.
What was once a small fracture now resembles a wide chasm. With tensions boiling over publicly and privately, Manchester United find themselves at a crossroads facing not just tactical questions, but a fundamental test of character and unity.
