Benjamin Sesko will never forget the sweet pirouette-and-finish that burst Bernd Leno’s net in stoppage time to earn Manchester United a dramatic victory over Fulham.
Only 180 seconds earlier Kevin had curled a peach of an equaliser past Senne Lammens in the 92nd minute that hushed the Old Trafford faithful and seemed to have grabbed a point for the visitors.
“Who are you?” roared the away supporters but the taunts were now returned by those of a United persuasion. Bruno Fernandes ran down the right, crossed and Sesko did the rest, right before the adoring Stretford End, the grin from the striker, on as a replacement, lighting his face in sheer ecstasy as a melee of teammates joined the party.
His was the third senses-tingling strike of a breathtaking second half. The first came from Matheus Cunha who danced before the Stretford End to celebrate a strike reminiscent of past ones that have lit up this stadium through the years. From outside Fulham’s area, to the right of the D, Casemiro slid a pass in behind the rearguard. The Brazilian hurtled forward and, with the angle closing, smashed his right boot through the ball to beat Leno.
Cue Cunha spreading his arms in a surfing-like action that might have come straight from the wave-riders of Copacabana beach, the winger’s finish following Casemiro’s first-half opener.
