Man United beat Fulham with late Sesko strike
Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Benjamin Sesko has his first Man United moment, scoring an injury-time winner in front of the Stretford End. We're hoping, of course, that it will be the first of many but will he have to wait a little while for his next opportunity? Patience has been as much a virtue for him as any of his physical prowess.
At the other end of the spectrum, Casemiro's career at the club is coming to an end. The Brazilian still has plenty to offer, though, and showed it again with a trademark set-piece goal and a no-look assist. We also saw what his absence can mean after his substitution once again coincided with a team wobble.
Protests before the game took place in two locations; Carl went to speak to some of the fans marching to the ground. The themes remain largely the same, albeit anti-Glazer sentiment has also provoked hostility to INEOS, seen in some quarters as enabling the majority owners' unpopular business strategy.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic F.C. |
| 0:13.2 | United now, looking for a winner, needing a winner. |
| 0:16.4 | Kinschisco, provided he can. |
| 0:19.5 | That's the way to strike back and And a much criticised striker for a lack of goals |
| 0:25.6 | has come up with a huge one there. And they are heading again for the top four. Back from despair to elation. |
| 0:39.0 | This is Talk the Devils, the Athletic Show dedicated to Manchester United. |
| 0:42.9 | Coming up today, we said that Fulham would be the real test of Michael Carrick's |
| 0:48.0 | Manchester United and they passed just about in the end with that fantastic finish |
| 0:52.7 | at Old Trafford. |
| 0:54.0 | Benjamin SESCO scoring the winner off the bench in stoppage time. |
| 0:57.9 | We'll get into all the details of that, exactly what it means for the team moving forward. |
| 1:02.6 | Exactly who played well. |
| 1:04.6 | Lots of people stood out again. |
| 1:06.4 | And we'll also talk about the fan protest before the game at Old Trafford. |
| 1:10.1 | Carl was in and amongst the crowd |
| 1:11.6 | and we'll bring you the thoughts of some of the protesters later on in the show. We've got Carl |
| 1:16.7 | here, we've got Critch here, we've got Andy as well. Everyone is smiling once again because Carl |
| 1:22.5 | Anker, Manchester United won once more, they scored a late winner once more. |
| 1:32.4 | And all those Manchester United DNA chats can continue now, can they? |
| 1:36.8 | We finally did get the piece out, the 2000 words between me and Liam Tharman, on Saturday, trying to explain what Manchester United DNA is. |
| 1:40.5 | But Michael Carrick has done it again with another 99 minute teen performance going |
| 1:46.9 | no you don't need to read that just watch this instead it's fun in it those last few moments |
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