Video: United star suffers double heartbreak after horrendous looking injury at the World Cup

Manchester United had one player in World Cup action yesterday. Manuel Ugarte’s Uruguay crashed out of the tournament with a 1-0 loss to Spain. They finished third in the group, but their two points will not be enough to see them qualify as one of the best third-placed teams. Cape Verde did the incredible and confirmed second place in their group with a draw with Saudi Arabia to make it through to the last 32. Terrible luck It was an even more horrendous evening for Manuel Ugarte as he picked up a serious-looking injury. Ugarte collided with his own teammate, Mathias Olivera, and twisted his knee. The midfielder was clearly in huge amounts of distress and had to be stretchered off the pitch in tears. He only played 44 minutes of the game before he had to be removed from the action. Up to that point, he made one key pass and completed 67% of his passing attempts. He won all of his three ground duels and completed one tackle in the match. The midfielder had also made one interception and two clearances in the game against the Spanish. Ugarte had also carried the ball forward four times in the middle of the park. Update on injury Fabrizio Romano has revealed that United fear that the injury could be a serious one and are waiting to get in contact with the player to assess the damage. The Italian journalist also expressed that any potential injury could dramatically affect his future, as United were planning on selling the midfielder to help fund a summer midfield rebuild. Manuel Ugarte stats vs Spain StatisticValue Goals0 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes10/15 (67%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)4/8 (50%) Passes in own half (acc.)6/7 (86%) Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Touches21 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Possession lost5 Total carrying distance26.4 m Carries4 Total progression17.1 m Def. contributions6 Tackles (won)3 (1) Interceptions1 Clearances2 Blocked shots0 Recoveries2 Ground duels (won)3 (3) Dribbled past0 Featured image Molly Darlington via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.