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Manchester United took the lead and but once more let it slip, this time to Chelsea within the Premier League with their recreation at Previous Trafford ending 1-1.
The Crimson Devils had 11 pictures and will have scored extra however for Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes to fluff their strains when it mattered essentially the most.
United have missed essentially the most massive possibilities this season and whereas probability conversion is one thing that incoming supervisor Ruben Amorim should work on, he additionally must instill a little bit of composure and management in the course of the pitch.
The hosts usually appeared to play direct and set their forwards on their method however that they misplaced possession incessantly because of this with the midfield struggling to carry on to the ball.
Midfield management missing
After an encouraging show towards Leicester Metropolis in midweek, Manuel Ugarte struggled to take care of the tempo of the English top-flight, dropping too many duels after which compelled into committing fouls.
The Uruguayan misplaced 10 floor duels out of 12 and all his aerial duels whereas additionally dropping possession 11 occasions. He gave away six fouls and interim supervisor Ruud van Nistelrooy was compelled to sub him to keep away from the participant receiving a pink card.
The previous Sporting Lisbon star additionally struggled together with his passing, discovering a teammate with solely 22 of his passes and ending the sport with a passing accuracy of a mere 76 p.c.
He didn’t handle a single shot and in addition did not dribble previous any opponents. Just one lengthy ball discovered its mark. Defensively, he struggled to regulate Chelsea’s attackers, and acquired dribbled previous twice.
The 23-year-old managed just one interception and one sort out whereas one among his errors straight led to a shot for the guests (all stats by way of sofascore).
Ugarte struggled with and with out the ball
Such have been the dearth of choices at Van Nistelrooy’s disposal that centre-back Victor Lindelof was introduced in to switch him.
Former supervisor Erik ten Hag had warned not too count on an excessive amount of from the Uruguay worldwide so quickly into his United profession however INEOS needed the ex-boss to utilise him extra.
Whereas in Europe and within the Carabao Cup, Ugarte has not been uncovered as a lot, his type within the league has been nothing to write down house about.
Amorim, who has labored with the participant previously, wants to assist the defensive midfielder re-find his groove.
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