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2025-26 Performances

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4.5 Season Average Rating
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10
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0
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bb8 said:
:lol: I was watching the game! Were you?

At 54:45 Ugarte does an absolutely dreadful underhit on a passback to De Ligt. De Ligt has to lunge just get to the ball at all. It leads to a turnover and a Haaland open net, which only by a minor miracle doesn't lead to a goal. 0.94 xG according to one source.

And then of course you've got the real stinker at 67:40. Ugarte hits a lazy pass to Shaw (both too slow and too far in front of him) which opens up a press for Silva. Shaw desperately scrambels to correct Ugarte's mistake, and then Ugarte doesn't realize and just let's the ball sit in no man's land (too far away from Maguire to get to), compounding his errors. Haaland steals it and gets a 1-v-1 goal.

Ugarte had a couple nice forward sequences, but two atrocious howlers alone more than undoes that. It was a big-time struggle for him offensively. I can't believe anyone would think he had a good game on the ball; he was our #1 offender in my opinion. Mainoo has to get his minutes the next couple games to try to add something more.
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The first chance was on De Ligt. He should just hit it long in that instance. The goal was on Shaw and then Maguire. Yes both passes could’ve been better but blaming Ugarte in either scenario never mind both is mad.
 
The_Midfielder said:
He has a role in the team when used correctly.
Today we should have him , Casemiro and Mainoo and maybe not started Shaw.
Flood the midfield.
Have them attack through the wings.
Move Burno to LM.
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Oh no no no. Then we wouldn't have had three centre backs. We can never achieve greatness without three centre backs.
 
Big Ron’s Coat said:
The first chance was on De Ligt. He should just hit it long in that instance. The goal was on Shaw and then Maguire. Yes both passes could’ve been better but blaming Ugarte in either scenario never mind both is mad.
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It's not mad. He was rubbish in both sequences and started the problems.

Even worse it's a repeat of the same mistakes he's been making since pre season.

For whatever reason he suddenly looks so nervous on the ball.
 
Such an ugly signing. He can’t pass wind.
Everyone involved in his signing should be sacked because even amateur scouts on the Cafe called this long before he signed.
 
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He's basically like that Torreira lad that was at Arsenal, he can run around and pick up yellow cards. But he seems to be feck all good at anything else.

I can see his passing accuracy being quoted, but his passing is truly awful, just like Freds, underhit, overhit, up at a players knee etc. Just because it makes it to a Utd player doesn't make it a good pass.

If you were going by that logic Shaw's pass to Maguire for their third goal was a good one, it counts as a completed pass. Even though it was shite and it all came about from Ugarte's stinker of a pass to Shaw.
 
OT1214 said:
He is somewhat good in breaking opposition’s play, but once he has the ball he has no clue what to do with it.
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I also think he’s good at breaking oppositions play once every 10 attempts of diving in
 
Adisa said:
Everyone involved in has signing should be sacked because even amateur scouts on the Cafe called this long before he signed.
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Genuinely agreed, he's clearly not United quality and if the scouts couldn't see it they need to go.

Every amateur report pointed to one thing, that all he's good at is interceptions/winning the ball back and that's it. Why did we sign this one-trick pony again?

I could see him working in a midfield three but why even try to accommodate him? We should have better players, full stop. Play Mainoo instead.
 
Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea New
Very good after a long time. Also loved his aggression when Mount was in a scuffle - we've been missing that. Lets hope he can get back to his best (or acceptable level at which he was earlier)
 
Did well when he came on today against Chelsea.
Kept his discipline and even his ball distribution was fairly solid.
 
Christ the bar has been lowered, was just alright, on the ball thought he was poor, just no vision
 
Brentford 3:1 Man Utd New
Absolutely useless on the ball and invisible off it.

Utd were sold a lemon here.
 
Actually thought he was good today - got through tons of work, regularly stopped any threat whatsoever from coming down the middle. Also played it simply and barely lost it.

Should have stayed on with Mainoo and had Bruno go off - makes a much better platform to attack from.
 
Truly a shit footballer, zero ability on the ball, just tackles, miscontrols, and lack of awareness
 
Feel sorry for him when he gets hauled off constantly when guys like Fernandes are playing worse next to him.
 
Won the ball a bit, offers nothing else. Doesnt look made for the premier league and I prefer what Mainoo brings, physicality and strength and better distribution
 
he is a nothing player to be honest. The idea of a player like him is to break down plays and help bring the ball forward. He does not do that
 
Was not that bad today. Better than his midfield partner
 
For most players I’m happy to give them a chance under a new manager, but I don’t see it with Ugarte at all.

He’s always rushing and under pressure on the ball, which is a terrible look for a midfielder. Makes everything look really difficult.
 
Midfielders who can’t pass don’t deserve to be at Manchester United.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Midfielders who can’t pass don’t deserve to be at Manchester United.
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The Jimmy Murphy message that he instilled to Bobby Charlton.

"If you can't pass, you can't play"

Ugarte really does his best to make controlling and passing a ball look as difficult as possible.
 
Poor player. Really limited player who doesn't even excel at the job he's meant to do
 
He would have to be Rodri to play well in a midfield 2 with Bruno.

Thankless task he has in this team, but I thought he did ok today.
 
George Owen said:
One of the best today. Despite having Bruno as partner, did his best to try close the giant gaps.

Made the first goal too.
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Bit of a stretch to say he made the first goal. It was a good run but his pass to Dorgu was terrible. All Dorgu could do was loop it into the box which just happened to result in a goal!
 
I think the problem for Ugarte is even his OK or decent is West Ham (or equivalent) adjacent, if that. He’s not of any standing at PL level unfortunately.

The whole team were appalling and Ugarte shouldn’t be singled out especially as he wasn’t even bottom 3 on the pitch, but unlike others who could be said to be underperforming, what Ugarte offered - and offers - is his cap - this today is Ugarte, for better or worse. In short, miles and miles off being a United player.

Someone like Dalot, by contrast is mostly garbage, but his best games are actually CL-worthy, even though he too has no business being at the club.

Ugarte is another in a deluge of dire signings that shouldn’t have been made in the first place.
 
Such a nothing player unless he's trying to tackle. Can't pass properly, always passes backwards.
 
Don't rate him at all but I will reserve judgement on him until we get a manager in who is willing to play with a three in midfielder so he can wrecking ball.

That's all he's good for I'm afraid and it's wrong to be expecting a limited player who's main asset is his harassing play to control a midfield with a maverick wanderer like Bruno.
 
Even his pass to Dorgu for our goal was horrid. He was ... Ok overall, but I feel it's generally the case where his best games (or the ones that aren't the worst) are when we as a team are shit. In that sense it reminds me of when fellaini played in midfield.
 
Devil81 said:
Don't rate him at all but I will reserve judgement on him until we get a manager in who is willing to play with a three in midfielder so he can wrecking ball.
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Yeah let’s see what he can do when he doesn’t have to cover one third of the pitch by himself!
 
Not his worst game, but even with the “positive” moments, it’s still a nothing performance. Just not the worst of the lot this game.
 
Beachryan said:
Actually thought he was good today - got through tons of work, regularly stopped any threat whatsoever from coming down the middle. Also played it simply and barely lost it.

Should have stayed on with Mainoo and had Bruno go off - makes a much better platform to attack from.
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Agreed. I think, he gets singled out a lot on here for his on-the-ball-limitations and rightly so but its not as if we've improved too much when Mainoo played. We need a player who is a factor against the ball and while I certainly don't see him in a starting lineup for the future, he is one of the better options right now given that he offers at least workrate and physicality. Its not just his fault that from the players around him everybody sucks at ball progression except for Bruno. And that player comes with its own prescriptions as well...
Fortitude said:
I think the problem for Ugarte is even his OK or decent is West Ham (or equivalent) adjacent, if that. He’s not of any standing at PL level unfortunately.

The whole team were appalling and Ugarte shouldn’t be singled out especially as he wasn’t even bottom 3 on the pitch, but unlike others who could be said to be underperforming, what Ugarte offered - and offers - is his cap - this today is Ugarte, for better or worse. In short, miles and miles off being a United player.

Someone like Dalot, by contrast is mostly garbage, but his best games are actually CL-worthy, even though he too has no business being at the club.

Ugarte is another in a deluge of dire signings that shouldn’t have been made in the first place.
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Were they? When has this happened? Seems like a weird choice, enough players to choose from to make your point - and for the record, I agree with the point.

I still think, adding a player with Ugartes profile wasn't a mistake, but we should have prioritized a ball player and we shouldn't have brought the other profile for so much money.
 
Was decent today, but what’s required of him in this system far exceeds his capabilities.
 
He was actually showing for the ball in tighter spaces today. Didn't do much with it but it was a bit less annoying to watch than when he avoids it.

He's not great though no.
 
NZT-One said:
Agreed. I think, he gets singled out a lot on here for his on-the-ball-limitations and rightly so but its not as if we've improved too much when Mainoo played. We need a player who is a factor against the ball and while I certainly don't see him in a starting lineup for the future, he is one of the better options right now given that he offers at least workrate and physicality. Its not just his fault that from the players around him everybody sucks at ball progression except for Bruno. And that player comes with its own prescriptions as well...

Were they? When has this happened? Seems like a weird choice, enough players to choose from to make your point - and for the record, I agree with the point.

I still think, adding a player with Ugartes profile wasn't a mistake, but we should have prioritized a ball player and we shouldn't have brought the other profile for so much money.
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Dalot’s run before the World Cup was a level he never reached again, for example. That was a solid period where Dalot looked like he was about to go up to the next rung before he reverted back to type. The likelihood of Ugarte ever hitting such a high note here is remote.
 
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