Benjamin Šeško matches Harry Kane feat not seen in the Premier League since 2016

Benjamin Šeško continues to write his own story at Manchester United. After his brilliant performance against Burnley, the Slovenian striker is now being linked with a special statistical milestone that puts him in elite company.

Manchester United will play their next match today in the FA Cup, where they will host Brighton at Old Trafford (kick-off at 5:30 p.m.). It will be the team’s second match under interim coach Darren Fletcher, who took over after Ruben Amorim left the club.

Fletcher’s debut came in the league away at Burnley, where United only managed a 2:2 draw. The result was disappointing for the club, but the night belonged to Šeško.

The striker from Radeče scored two goals, was named man of the match, and was later also voted Premier League Player of the Round.

Now, an additional detail has emerged that further highlights how special his performance was.

According to data from Squawka, Šeško became only the second player in the last 10 years in the Premier League to have a match in which he took seven or more shots and scored at least two goals.

Before him, the last player to achieve this was Harry Kane back in 2016, when he was still playing for Tottenham.

In other words, for almost a decade, no one in the Premier League managed to combine such volume of chances with that level of efficiency in a single match — until Šeško did it against Burnley.

This statistic underlines something that has been clear in recent weeks: even when he is not scoring, Šeško is constantly getting into chances. Now that the goals have started to come, his confidence — and his status at the club — is growing rapidly.

Today’s FA Cup clash against Brighton is another opportunity for him to confirm that the Burnley performance was not a one-off, but the beginning of a new chapter in his Manchester United story.