The Slovenia international has registered two goals and one assist across 14 league appearances so far after signing from RB Leipzig in the summer window.
Many have question the signing of the forward, who has missed key chances, including two against Aston Villa which could have turned the game around.
Despite this, Ferdinand has spoken on his YouTube channel about how Sesko offers much more than goals under manager Ruben Amorim much like his former teammate Saha.
"Sesko (offers more) than (just) goals. Yes, the strikers will be judged on their goals, but internally sometimes there are things that they bring to the table that you go, ‘You know what, that is huge’. You know who was like that? Louis Saha. He was never going to win the Golden Boot at Manchester United.
"But in terms of his value to the team, he was a joke, some of the stuff that he would do to enable others to play better. He would get us up the pitch at times, he would hold the ball for three or four seconds at times to give us a breather."
Goals are not so important
Sesko will have his chance to prove himself once more against a Wolves side this week that has already conceded 39 league goals. However, Ferdinand suggested that goals are not as important to a forward who can create so much in attack.
"Forget goals with him," he said. "His all-round game… I was sitting there sometimes going, ‘Oh my God, I’m so happy he’s on our team’. I think with Sesko, listen, we still want to see the goals.
“But I’ve seen a few parts of his game that I go, ‘Oh the other players are liking that’. I can see it. Manchester United haven’t had a striker who can just hold it up or flick it on for ages. Like just a simple little thing but effective."