Manchester United suffered yet more disappointment this week as they fell to a 2-0 loss away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Reds showed signs of securing a result in the West Midlands, but captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card for a second bookable offence left United with little hope. Matheus Cunha’s goal direct from a corner summed up United’s current form, and the second from Hwang Hee-chan deep into stoppage time came as a result of chasing the game.
If that was not enough doom and gloom for the visitors, not only will Fernandes be banned for one match, but so will defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte. The Uruguayan received his fifth booking of the Premier League campaign at Molineux, so he shall also serve a one match suspension against Newcastle.
As such, we can expect at least two changes to the team that lost to Wolves on Monday and MEN Sport has taken a look at the candidates to replace the two midfielders in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1.
Manuel Ugarte
Ugarte has been handed the responsibility as a defensive midfielder in Amorim’s system after working with the Portuguese head coach at Sporting. The obvious replacement for him would be Casemiro.
Let’s not forget, Ugarte was signed to replace Casemiro, but the roles will most likely be reversed. The Brazilian should have a ready-made partnership with Kobbie Mainoo should the teenager retain his place.
