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Shortly after Ruben Amorim's appointment at Manchester United last year, he was asked whether Manuel Ugarte was setting the standard in the dressing room and responded: “It is his style, he is from Uruguay, that can help. He is a good example, a lot of players are giving their best."

Amorim worked with Ugarte at Sporting Lisbon and, naturally, favoured the midfielder in his first few months at Old Trafford, but Ugarte has gone from being an "example" to being on borrowed time. The bottom line is Ugarte has not been good enough during his 15 months in Manchester for a player who commanded a €50million (£42.3m) transfer fee with a further €10m (£8.5m) in add-ons.

Ugarte was expected to be a big winner from Amorim's appointment. He had played his best football under Amorim

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