Manchester United: Ugarte is already highly anticipated

For the Old Trafford faithful, the moment was waiting for the kick-off of the match against Liverpool (0-3 defeat), but Manchester United presented in public the recruit Manuel Ugarte (23 years old).

A few minutes later, the Mancunian supporters witnessed a real correction inflicted by the rival. The score seems almost flattering as the Reds outclassed the locals.

Ugarte to replace Casemiro

Among the Red Devils in the doldrums, Casemiro, at fault for the first two goals conceded, was taken off at half-time. Manager Erik ten Hag preferred the youngster Toby Collyer (20 years old) for the first appearance of his career in the Premier League.

An unflattering change for the Brazilian, especially since his coach justified himself by reflecting the need to align « players capable of covering ground in the middle» against Liverpool. In other words, Real Madrid’s old game no longer has the necessary legs. We can thus guess Ten Hag’s impatience after the arrival of Ugarte. It is certain that the midfielder who arrived from Paris Saint-Germain does not compensate for MU’s lack of creativity. The English big gun surely did not recruit him for that.

Ten Hag tempers

On the other hand, his volume in recovery will do a lot of good in front of the defense. The Uruguayan international is not very expected. But to avoid putting too much pressure on his shoulders, Ten Hag prefers to moderate his adaptation.« We have to integrate Manuel Ugarte into the team and that will take time, » warned the Dutchman. « It’s not like Harry Potter. It’s only a few minutes before the start of the season. So he has to get back in shape and then we have to integrate him into the team. »»

 » I am here to help you contribute to our success and be an important player, prelude to technology on Luis Enrique’s ex-undesirable. But it may take a few weeks, even a few months and I think that is the case for other players. » MU obviously did not bet €50 million (+ €10 million in bonuses) for such a long-term attendance. Without saying so, Ten Hag hopes that Ugarte will soon have a thunderous debut, as he did in Paris last year.

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