Manuel Ugarte speaks out on Man United situation after watching Liverpool defeat

Manchester United summer signing Manuel Ugarte has acknowledged he is joining a club that is in transition but says he has faith in Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s project.

The midfielder was unveiled to the Old Trafford faithful prior to Sunday’s damaging 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, in which midfield colleague Casemiro made two mistakes that led to goals before being hooked at half-time.

Ugarte is hoped to bring more stability to the spine of the team, but Erik ten Hag warned that it could take “months” for the 23-year-old to get up to speed. However, the player himself has told the media in native Uruguay that he feels ready to be called upon after the international break.

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“I feel very good. I prepared myself and I’m always ready,” he told Sport 890. The midfield pivot also underlined his belief in the long-term vision of Ineos at United, despite the club’s poor start to the season seeing them pick up just three points from as many games.

Speaking to MEN Sport over the weekend, new CEO Omar Berrada, who was pinched from champions Manchester City by Ratcliffe this year, outlined the hierarchy’s ultimate ambition for the club. “We don’t want to just win one Premier League and then be satisfied," Berrada said.

“We want to create a team that is capable of competing for the Champions League, for the Premier League and for the domestic cups on a consistent basis. So to build that, we need to be doing more of what we have done in this window.

“We have addressed priority positions that were identified very early on and we were able to do it in a financially sustainable way.”

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