Šeško entered the summer transfer window as a key target for a number of top sides but, despite early interest from Arsenal, was made to wait until August to seal a switch to United, who fought off a rival approach from Newcastle to strike a deal worth an initial €76.5 million (£65.9 million, $89.2 million) with a further €8.5 million in add-ons.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says Benjamin Sesko and Andre Onana are fit enough to play against Arsenal. United’s new striker Sesko has been showing his physicality in training and is a football “obsessive”, Amorim said at a news conference on Friday.

The latest Manchester United news as the club start their Premier League season at home against Arsenal this afternoon.

Elvis Basanovic, the agent behind the move, sat down with Slovenian channel POPoln kanal to discuss the move, asked if his own personal demands or Sesko’s led to Arsenal walking away from the deal.

While the north London club signed the Sweden international striker in the summer transfer window, the Slovenian star moved to Old Trafford to work under Ruben Amorim

Amorim has opted to leave Šeško, who is short of match fitness, on the bench and instead fields a front three of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount. For Mbeumo and Cunha, it’s a Premier League debut in a United shirt, while for Mount it’s a big forward step after a rotten run of injuries that has significantly derailed his career.