Not just Hojlund – ‘Off the pace’ Man Utd star also receives abysmal 4/10 rating | OneFootball

Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup at the hands of Fulham, while Manuel Ugarte was one of the first performers on the afternoon.

The Red Devils found themselves trailing at the end of the first half as Calvin Cassey beat Noussair Mazraoui to nod the ball home from close range.

In the second period, Ruben Amorim didn’t wait too long to ring the changes. He turned to Alejandro Garnacho as he looked to add more quality to the final third, bringing in the young Argentine at the expense of the disappointing Ugarte. This proved to be the right call as the 20-year-old played a significant role in the equalizer, freeing up Diogo Dalot who set up his compatriot Bruno Fernandes.

Sadly for the Red Devils, this wasn’t enough to book their place in the quarter-finals, as Fulham prevailed on penalty shootouts, as Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee failed to convert.

After the contest, Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst identified Ugarte as the worst player on the pitch alongside Rasmus Hojlund, with both players receiving 4/10.

Manuel Ugarte endures disappointing outing against Fulham

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Perhaps the Uruguayan wasn’t unceremoniously cheered off the pitch like his unlucky teammate, but his display certainly didn’t earn him many supporters. Luckurst considered him one of the culprits on Fulham’s opener, as he was second to the first ball.

“Got booked – his 11th yellow card of the season – and was off the pace to challenge Muniz for the flick-on that Bassey scored from. 4,” this is how the Man Utd insider described the outing of the 23-year-old midfielder.

On the other hand, the journalist gave Matthijs de Ligt the highest grade (8/10), considering it the Dutch defender’s best outing since joining the club in the summer, something Alan Shearer would agree with.