Man United are beginning to reap the rewards of their decision to sign Manuel Ugarte in the summer transfer window.
Few players have benefitted more from Manchester United's decision to sack Erik ten Hag than Manuel Ugarte .
Ugarte was expected to immediately slot into Ten Hag's first-choice midfield and provide the defensive steel that had been lacking. However, Ten Hag was reluctant to pick him, handing him just one Premier League start. The 23-year-old won eight tackles - the most a United player ever has in a Premier League fixture since such data started being recorded - and produced three interceptions against the Foxes, highlighting his ball-winning capabilities in the centre of midfield. His ball-winning expertise is the reason United were so keen to bring him to Old Trafford in the summer.
Ugarte provided further evidence of his ball-winning capabilities in Thursday night's 3-2 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt after being recalled to the starting XI by Ruben Amorim, who named him on the bench away at Ipswich Town. He won four tackles and made two interceptions against the Norwegian side. He also provided the assist for Rasmus Hojlund's winner.
Producing 19 tackles in six games since Ten Hag's departure, Ugarte is slowly beginning to show why the Dutchman was wrong to overlook him as often as he did. He has averaged 5.18 tackles per 90 in the Premier League so far this season - the most of any United player who has made three appearances or more.
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