Manchester United are busy preparing for Thursday’s Europe League clash as Ruben Amorim prepares to take on Plzen.
Ruben Amorim’s focus now turns to European action after two Premier League defeats in a row.
Manchester United suffered defeat at Arsenal and Nottingham Forest to hand Amorim his first back-to-back losses since moving to Old Trafford.
The attention now turns to the Europa League with United travelling to take on Plzen.
United drew the first three games of this Europa League campaign but have now beaten PAOK and Bodo/Glimt in back-to-back games.
Another win on Thursday would leave United in a strong position with Amorim preparing his side for a tough game.
Manuel Ugarte, Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 training and press conference ...
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Bruno Fernandes nutmegged in training
Plzen have the same record as United – played five, won two and drawn three, securing nine points.
Ex-Premier League striker Matej Vydra is on the Plzen books and star midfielder Pavel Sulc can’t wait to face United.
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This is a real banana skin clash for United and Amorim has been putting his players through their paces.
United played trained earlier on Wednesday and the Daily Mail’s Nathan Salt has posted one fun moment from the session.
United stars were involved in rondo sessions and one moment saw Manuel Ugarte nutmegging captain Bruno Fernandes whilst completing a pass.
Ugarte celebrated immediately, jumping around with his arms in the air having left the United skipper embarrassed.
Bruno laughed it off with Ugarte before managing to win the ball back, meaning he was no longer the so-called ‘piggy in the middle’.
Manuel Ugarte starting to show his worth
Ugarte would probably admit himself that he made a slow start to life at Old Trafford.
The Uruguayan struggled in the home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and United fans slammed Ugarte after his poor showing against Chelsea.
Not every signing will hit the ground running though and Ugarte’s lack of involvement at PSG early in the season may have left him a little rusty.
Ugarte is now starting to prove his worth though and set up Rasmus Hojlund’s goal against Nottingham Forest with a fine pass into Alejandro Garnacho.
Ugarte’s ball-winning abilities are shining through as well as he starts to acclimatise to life in the Premier League.
There is still a long way for Ugarte to go but having reunited with his former Sporting boss Amorim, the hope is that he can really build some momentum and excel on a consistent basis.
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