Devastating injury update emerges ahead of United’s crucial PL test vs Bournemouth – report

Manchester United need reinforcements up top against Bournemouth, given the uncertainty regarding two of their brightest attacking stars. Ruben Amorim is still not sure whether Amad and Bryan Mbeumo will be available for Monday night’s clash at Old Trafford due to AFCON regulations. And given United’s poor recent record against the Cherries (not won any of their last 4 meetings), it becomes even more important for the head coach to have his best players available for the game. Benjamin Sesko, the club’s only senior out-and-out striker, has missed the last four games with a knee injury that he picked up during the game against Tottenham Hotspur. Benjamin Sesko remains a doubt There were murmurs that he could be in contention to play against Andoni Iraola’s side, but Centredevils have brought forward a disappointing update on the Slovenian’s recovery. The ex-RB Leipzig ace, who is also suffering from food poisoning, did participate in a few first-team activities on Sunday, but there were no individual drills for him. Benjamin Sesko was involved in a few first-team activities with the squad at Carrington today and didn’t train individually like he’s been doing this week. Will be interesting to see if Amorim decides to pick him in the squad tomorrow. He’s doing everything he can to be included https://t.co/yzDJDdZOnD — Sully (@SullyTalkz) December 14, 2025 The United striker has done his level best to at least try and make the matchday squad, but the signs are not looking too promising. There will be a late fitness test to ascertain his readiness after which the Portuguese tactician will take a final call. Huge blow if players leave for AFCON “Benjamin Sesko was involved in a few first-team activities with the squad at Carrington today and didn’t train individually like he’s been doing this week. “Will be interesting to see if Amorim decides to pick him in the squad tomorrow. He’s doing everything he can to be included. “He’s set to have an assessment tomorrow, but it’s looking less likely he will make the matchday squad for Monday’s game.” If United are forced to release their stars before the Bournemouth game, Benjamin Sesko missing out would be a huge blow to the Red Devils. A win on Monday could propel the 20-time English league champions to fifth in the Premier League standings. Feature image Alex Livesey via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25