Erik ten Hag has revealed that Manuel Ugarte is offered to make his debut towards Southampton this weekend after getting back from worldwide responsibility with Uruguay.
The Pink Devils’ latest signing Ugarte put pen to paper on a long-term contract at Previous Trafford on deadline day, bringing one of many summer time’s longest-running switch sagas to an in depth. The midfielder was launched to United followers forward of their disappointing 3-0 defeat to rivals Liverpool, however is but to make his debut beneath Ten Hag.
The United boss has given an replace on when followers can count on to see him in motion, nonetheless, revealing that Ugarte is in actual fact ‘accessible’ for Saturday’s go to to Southampton.
“Manuel Ugarte, all of us noticed him play for Uruguay,” the Dutchman instructed reporters. “He returned this afternoon, he was the one participant who returned in the present day, all of the others returned yesterday so he’s accessible for this sport.”
He went on to substantiate that each Rasmus Hojlund and Luke Shaw stay unavailable however are ‘progressing very nicely’.
United started their 2024/25 marketing campaign with a win over Fulham earlier than defeats to each Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool. They presently sit on simply three factors and can hope to enhance when the season resumes.
When requested about whether or not or not United’s type will enhance, Ten Hag replied: “We’ll see the place we’re in Might subsequent 12 months, it is vitally early within the season and it’s about successful trophies, be as excessive as attainable within the league, do all the things to win each sport after which we’ll see in Might the place we’re within the league.
“I do know within the course of the place we’re, what we’ve got to do, the place we’re going. We’re nonetheless in a transition course of, we’ve got to combine lots of younger gamers. We nonetheless must take care of accidents and convey gamers again into the group.
“Earlier than anybody thinks about excuses, no, we’ve got to win each sport. I do know that. The group is aware of this. We’ll deal with each sport and have in each sport the mindset we’ve got to win.”
United will return to motion on Saturday after they journey to St. Mary’s to face newly-promoted Southampton. They may then face League One facet Barnsley within the Carabao Cup on Tuesday at Previous Trafford.
