Manchester United managed a comfortable 4-0 win over Sabah in their first Champions League game for nearly three years.After a competitive opening 27 minutes, a misplaced pass in midfield led to a break up the pitch by the hosts. Patrick Dorgu then sent in a low cross from the left, with Matheus Cunha turning the ball past goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov to put United ahead.Bruno Fernandes doubled their lead in the 42nd minute before Benjamin Sesko added a third just before the interval. Lisandro Martinez added a fourth midway through the second half, capitalising on a terrible defensive mix-up to strike from a yard out.The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell analyses the key talking points from the game at Old Trafford.Sesko made his first start of the season — how did he look?Sesko lasted 64 minutes in what was his first start since May 3, and picked up where he left off in his goal-scoring cameo off the bench against Everton at the weekend. He scored United’s third goal just before half-time, timing his run onto Bryan Mbeumo’s pass perfectly, rounding goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov, keeping his feet, and sliding a finish into the empty net.His trademark leap into the air to celebrate was met with a raucous noise from the crowd, inevitably pleased that the form the 23-year-old Slovenian showed at the end of his 2025-26 debut year had not been interrupted by the injury that kept him out during pre-season.Sesko scores on Thursday night (Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images)He was out for much longer than expected after being withdrawn at half-time of the visit by Liverpool four months ago, having been pushed into the advertising hoardings by Ibrahima Konate. A shin injury he had been nursing was exacerbated, and United allowed him to fully recuperate while training hard at Carrington, rather than feature in any of their six summer friendlies.He was straight into the action as a late substitute on the opening weekend at Hull but had to wait until the fourth game of the season tonight for his first start.That 88th-minute header at Everton showed one side to his game; his smooth finish here, when one-on-one, displayed another string to his bow.