Benjamin Sesko once again came off the bench to notch the winner for Manchster United in their 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night.
The Slovenia striker has yet to start in the interim head coach’s six matches in charge but has now scored two winners and snatched a late equaliser to maintain Carrick’s unbeaten start.
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He was made to wait until just before the hour mark to replace Amad Diallo but made an impact within 13 minutes by getting on the end of a direct counter-attack in a rare moment of incisiveness from the visitors.
By his standards his 71st-minute goal was comparatively early as his two previous efforts in Carrick’s unbeaten run had come after the 90th minute, one to beat Fulham and the other to snatch a draw at West Ham.
He has now scored six in his last seven appearances, making it difficult for Carrick to ignore his contribution to the team’s resurgence, which has only strengthened the head coach’s own credentials after he replaced Ruben Amorim in January.
The goal owed plenty to Matheus Cunha’s searching pass from deep in his own half to isolate Bryan Mbeumo one-on-one with Michael Keane, the forward having the pace to go past the centre-back and square for Sesko to emphatically convert.
The win was enough to secure a fifth win in six matches and move United into fourth, only three points behind Aston Villa.
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