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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T15:58:36.000Z",
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    "Leeds United's potential punishments after fans booed Ramadan break during Premier League match with Man City",
    "Tennis star banned for six years and nine months after admitting 30 breaches of the rules",
    "Luke Littler, 19, has request snubbed because he doesn't meet the right criteria",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nManchester United, in recent years, have struggled with the focal point of their attack.\n\nFrom ageing assets such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani, to gambles like Rasmus Hojlund and Anthony Martial, it's become somewhat of a problem for the fallen giants amid their drastic fall from grace.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLast summer, however, United made a signing they hoped would end that issue and usher in the return of the glory days.\n\nBenjamin Sesko was lured to Old Trafford from RB Leipzig, with the Slovenia international brought in by Ruben Amorim. Viktor Gyokeres had, at first, been a priority target. Yet Amorim was willing to work with Sesko, who rejected the advances of Newcastle in order to don United's famous colours instead.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nIt has, however, been a mixed start to life in English football.\n\nSesko drew a blank on his debut against Arsenal after coming off the bench. Weeks later, he drew criticism for not taking one of the first penalties in the shootout as the fallen giants crashed out of the Carabao Cup to Grimsby.\n\nFootball fans lack patience these days. Gone are the days when a No 9 can move to a new country, a new environment, and get the time needed to be a success.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFor players like Sesko, who cost a massive £73.7million, that brings added pressure and scrutiny.\n\nFast-forward to now, however, and the club's newest marksman is starting to look the real deal. Sesko has taken his time to arrive but, at long last, that moment seems to have come.\n\nPrior to the clash with Palace, he'd scored off the bench in matches with the likes of Everton, West Ham and Fulham.\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Leeds United's potential punishments after fans booed Ramadan break during Premier League match with Man City\n  * Tennis star banned for six years and nine months after admitting 30 breaches of the rules\n  * Luke Littler, 19, has request snubbed because he doesn't meet the right criteria\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCalls for him to be unleashed from the start were growing in volume, with Michael Carrick finally granting supporters their wish on Sunday.\n\nSesko, in the early stages, struggled to get into the contest. Like many of his teammates, too.\n\nPalace caused the famous arena to fall silent in the fourth minute, with Maxence Lacroix giving the visitors a well-deserved lead.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn the second-half, however, the defender would turn from hero to zero.\n\nLacroix received his marching orders for a foul on Matheus Cunha inside the box, with Bruno Fernandes then proceeding to convert from 12 yards. Suddenly, a classic United comeback was on.\n\nAnd Sesko then stepped up in the club's hour of need, with the striker powering a header home following a pinpoint delivery from Fernandes.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSesko's latest goal will please the club. They appear to have a forward playing at the peak of his powers and, given his young age, has the potential to get even better.\n\nIt was another huge victory for Carrick's team, who have now won six of their last seven league matches. Champions League football next season now seems feasible.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAs for Palace, they showed grit and determination.\n\nHowever, Lacroix's red card will leave them wondering what could have been.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Benjamin Sesko looks like the real deal as Man Utd star fires club to vital Crystal Palace win"
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