Manuel Ugarte: Man United man disappoints for Uruguay | OneFootball

Manchester United had one player in World Cup action on Monday.

Amad made a splash for the Ivory Coast when he scored the winner versus Ecuador on Sunday.

Noussair Mazraoui also impressed by shutting down Raphinha for Morocco against Brazil on Saturday. Unfortunately, Manuel Ugarte could not have a similar effect for Uruguay against Saudi Arabia.

Poor form

The Uruguay international has been a bit-part player all season for United, especially since Michael Carrick became manager.

He played just 24 games for the Red Devils, totalling just 1005 minutes of action.

Ugarte did not kick a football in anger for United since a 1-2 home defeat to Leeds United in the middle of April.

As a result, it is fully expected that Ugarte will be sold this summer, with the likes of Galatasaray and Crystal Palace linked to the combative midfielder.

Saudi Arabia game

Ugarte played 72 minutes in Uruguay’s 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia.

He did not make any key passes or cross attempts in the match. He was safe with the ball, though, making 90% of his passing attempts in the match.

He also made 50% of his long ball attempts in the game.

Ugarte is not known for his goalscoring, having only scored two goals for United and one for Uruguay during his career.

Nonetheless, he had two shots on goal during the match and almost scored a goal for his nation, but his effort rattled off the post.

The midfielder did complete one dribble attempt but did not make any tackles in the match.

What’s more, he only won 33% of his ground duels and none of his aerial contests in a disappointing midfield showing.

Uruguay will hope to secure all three points when they take on Cape Verde on Sunday night at 23:00 BST.

Manuel Ugarte stats vs Saudi Arabia

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