Every word of Darren Fletcher’s embargoed Brighton press conference

Darren Fletcher has been speaking to the media ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Brighton at Old Trafford.

This was the embargoed section of the pre-match press conference.

The first question was about Ben Sesko, who scored a brace against Burnley on Wednesday.

“You seem to have worked wonders with Benjamin Sesko in 48 hours. Just how much potential do you see in this squad? Obviously, it’s been quite a tough season so far. How much potential do you see? For you or the next person coming along, how much can they draw from this squad of players now?”

Fletcher answered: “Well, first of all, I think Ben, he’s the one who crosses the white line. He done it for himself. Look, I said we showed some video, but Ben’s been working really, really hard. He’s a diligent lad. He trains well. He reviews his games meticulously. So he’s been striving for that moment. I’m just fortunate that it came in the game that I was taking charge of, so I’m more than happy for him.”

“There’s lots of potential in this squad, and I think potential is a good word because you can see some young players who are learning their trade and developing at Manchester United under the biggest microscope, under the most intense pressure. So within that, they’ll have to learn quickly, but they’ll have to develop a thick skin and deal with the pressures that come with that.”

“But I said it the other day, that’s Manchester United . And as quickly as they can learn to deal with that, accept that, we have to help them. Experienced players have to help them, coaches staff have to help them, managers have to help them, everyone in the club has to help them. The biggest thing for me is the fan support, that that’s there on the pitch, understanding of these things. But I can’t question any for that because the fans away from home the other night and in the home stadium, I think they’ve been fantastic with the players. So if you take it in isolation on matchday, I think the players are in a good environment to improve and to learn and to keep developing.”

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The first section of the press conference is available here .

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