'I lack certain things' - Man Utd's new £51m signing Manuel Ugarte makes honest admission after Uruguay defeat

Although a defensive midfielder, Ugarte made a rare appearance at centre-back as Uruguay were beaten 1-0 in Peru's first win of the campaign on Saturday. The 23-year-old came to his team's defence after the game and had mixed feelings about his own performance.

"Everyone can play and has the conditions to do so, but many times, when changing players it takes a little [time] to adapt," he told reporters. "It is not an excuse either, the team's performance dropped. We need to go deeper, as we saw against Peru, we have to keep working. Honestly, I felt good with the ball, but I lack certain things as a defender. These are things that always enrich a player and we will see what happens on Tuesday."

Ugarte has started one Premier League match since joining Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain as Erik ten Hag opted to ease the £51 million ($60m) signing into the team. He was left on the bench as United drew 0-0 against Aston Villa last week, however, as Ten Hag gave Christian Eriksen the nod to start instead.

Ugarte will likely start again when Uruguay meet Ecuador in qualifying later this week. He will then return to England to prepare for United's match against Brentford on October 19.