Sesko plan, Rashford decision and JJ Gabriel move - Man Utd questions answered

We're two weeks into a three-week international break and for once it's a different club in Manchester that is the focus of the football world's attention.

It's been a remarkable few days in the Premier League and it's meant it's all been relatively quiet for Manchester United, but that is unlikely to last.

Attention may have been diverted elsewhere, but United have had a disappointing start to the season and as we edge closer to the domestic action resuming, the focus will soon turn to matters at Old Trafford and Michael Carrick's future.

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To get it, it's a simple one-two punch.

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We only have one striker in our squad and Sesko is always injured. We know this could be a problem, so why did the board do nothing about it?

It certainly feels like a mistake at the moment. United hoped Sesko was over his shin problem but the fact that it has returned is a major concern.

Marcus Rashford, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha can all play up front, but Rashford doesn't want to, it isn't working for Cunha and with Amad injured there is a shortage of options on the right to free up Mbeumo.

Danny Welbeck looked like a no-brainer to me and I'm amazed United didn't go for him. They look short of a striker now.

Why is Carrick still starting Rashford when he isn't giving us what is needed?

I actually think Rashford has done alright, even if the stats in terms of goals and assists aren't there for him yet. He should have scored by now, but he's created 13 big chances in the Premier League, which is the same as Bruno Fernandes.

He also offers pace and directness on the wings, which I think is helpful. With Cunha playing as the No. 9 and Dorgu now injured, there isn't really another option to replace him.

Why has Carrick changed the style of play? We are not attacking quickly enough.

What's wrong with the speed involved in the transitions this season? It's not as intense as last season.

Two questions on a similar theme here. We reported in the summer that Carrick wanted to bring control to his team and his Middlesbrough side were built in the same way, around patient passing more than rapid transitions.

The approach of playing on the break did work last season, however, and it does feel as if United are better when they try and play that way. Carrick's new approach is yet to properly bed in.

What is happening with JJ Gabriel? Has he left yet, and if so, why?

He hasn't left yet, but it feels inevitable that he will. He turns 16 on Tuesday and that is the day he can agree a move to a European club, with his EU passport, and ask FIFA to approve it, which they are likely to do.

United have done what they can to try and convince Gabriel to stay and there will be an offer of scholarship terms on Tuesday, but a departure is seen as the most likely outcome now.

As to why, it has been building for a few months, with Gabriel's camp unhappy than he got just eight minutes in pre-season and was then overlooked for a routine Champions League opener against Sabah.

That appears to have caused Gabriel's family to look elsewhere, although there was a view that something like this always felt possible with the teenager.