BENJAMIN SESKO can forget about winning the Premier League Golden Boot in his debut season, according to a brutal supercomputer.
The Slovenian striker finally completed his big-money transfer to England on Saturday.
It was Manchester United who beat Newcastle in the battle for his signature.
Sesko, 22, put pen to paper after a £74million fee was agreed with RB Leipzig – and was presented at Old Trafford ahead of the pre-season friendly with Fiorentina.
But CasinoHawks’ supercomputer has given him next to ZERO hope of ending the campaign as the Prem’s top scorer – with an xG of 8.9 goals.
In fact, the exact figure pumped out by the number-crunching machine is just 0.01 per cent.
And Sesko is behind the likes of Jorgen Strand Larsen, Antoine Semenyo and Yoane Wissa on the list – and exactly level with Danny Welbeck.
Bruno Fernandes has the best chance of the Golden Boot in the United dressing room at 0.04 per cent.
At least he finds his name on the list, though, unlike fellow new arrivals Matheu Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
Further up the list, Erling Haaland is unsurprisingly top of the pile.
The two-time Golden Boot winner is tipped to bag 24.3 goals and has a whopping 68.3 per cent chance of ending the season with the most strikes.
Mo Salah, who collected his fourth Golden Boot gong last term, is second with a 10.7 per cent chance.
Alexander Isak (8.0 per cent), Viktor Gyokeres (4.1 per cent), Chris Wood (3.8 per cent) and Cole Palmer (1.5 per cent) complete the top six.
Sesko looks on course to make his debut for United in their Premier League curtain-raiser against Arsenal next weekend.
Mason Mount started as a false No9 against Fiorentina while Rasmus Hojlund was an unused sub.
And many fans believe United’s snub to the Denmark man is a hint he could be off before the transfer window closes.
AC Milan are reportedly looking to seal a loan deal with a £35m option to buy Hojlund at the end of the season.
MAN UTD PLAYER RATINGS: Bryan Mbeumo eases pressure on Bruno Fernandes but Matheus Cunha lacks sharpness vs Fiorentina
BRYAN MBEUMO showed fans what they’ve been missing as Manchester United beat Fiorentina 5-4 on penalties in their final pre-season friendly.
United were a mixed bag in their final summer warm-up game- and the only one at Old Trafford – before the start of the new season next Sunday.
United unveiled their four new signings but it was Benjamin Sesko – who was announced from RB Leipzig before kick-off – that got the loudest roar from fans.
And this match proved how much they needed him…
Here’s how SunSport’s Man Utd reporter Katherine Walsh rated the players…
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