VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE BY MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER RUBEN AMORIM AHEAD OF PREMIER LEAGUE CLASH AGAINST EVERTON RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 21, 2025) (MUTV - Do not obscure logo. No resales. No monetisation.) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER, RUBEN AMORIM, ON BENJAMIN SESKO'S INJURY UPDATE, SAYING: "He is going to stay a few weeks out. I don't know how long, but it's not that serious. We have to be careful with him. He's going to recover; he's doing the recovery. He is feeling better. So, in a few weeks, I expect to have Ben (back)." (Q: How's the rest of the squad looking ahead of the game? With (Kobbie) Mainoo, (Harry) Maguire, what's the situation?) "Maguire is not ready. Kobbie didn't train today, but I think tomorrow we could see Kobbie. So, we'll see." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER RUBEN AMORIM, ON AFCON PLAYER RELEASE DATES, SAYING: "We have the rules when we have to release the players, so we'll see. We are doing our job to try to maintain the players a little bit longer, but it's not just in our hands. We need to respect that. We will try to do everything to protect the club, protect the player, and protect the national team." (Q: "When is it that they're supposed to depart?") "I think it's two weeks before the start (of the tournament). So, we'll try to arrange something with the federations, but we need to respect their wills in this case." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER RUBEN AMORIM, ON LARGELY AVOIDING BIG TEAMS IN THE NEXT 10 GAMES IN THE FIXTURE LIST, SAYING: "It doesn't matter. In our league, it doesn't matter. The table doesn't matter. Everything is so tight that it's irrelevant. If you know the history of our team, you never know where the difficult game is. So, that is completely irrelevant in the Premier League." STORY: Manchester United will be without striker Benjamin Sesko for "a few weeks" boss Ruben Amorim confirmed on Friday (November 21) ahead of Monday's Premier League clash against visiting Everton. Sesko, who picked up a knee injury in United's 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in their last game before the international break, joins Harry Maguire on the sidelines, while Kobbie Mainoo remains a doubt after missing training on Friday. The Portuguese coach is hopeful Sesko will return in time for the departures of Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) and Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast) for the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on December 21. He added that United were trying to negotiate later travel dates for AFCON duty for Mbeumo and Diallo, who will not be available for several United games over the busy Christmas period. According to FIFA regulations, players must be released by their clubs and start to travel no later than Monday morning in the week preceding the week the tournament begins, which would be December 8 for AFCON. United are seventh on 18 points, just a point off the top four, while Everton are three points behind them in 13th. While only three of United's next 10 games feature teams in the top 10, Amorim dismissed talk of an easier schedule. "In our league, the table doesn't matter. Everything is so tight that it's irrelevant. If you know the history of our team, you never know where the difficult game is," he said. Monday's fixture at Old Trafford marks a year to the day since Amorim's first match in charge. United have shown signs of improvement recently, with three wins and two draws in their last five matches. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
