No player has scored more Premier League goals as a substitute this season than Benjamin Sesko
As Manchester United's powerbrokers assessed the wreckage from a catastrophic 2024-25 campaign and tried to plot a way forward for the Old Trafford club, they had some targets to aim for.
Year one - secure an immediate return to Europe, probably in the Europa League, via a sixth-placed Premier League finish.
Year two - back in the Champions League, with fourth seen as a realistic finishing spot for the 2026-27 campaign.
The determination was clear, the rationale obvious.
