Manuel Ugarte makes feelings clear on Ruben Amorim's first controversial Man Utd decision

Manchester United person already shaken things up since the accomplishment of caller caput manager Ruben Amorim, but not each of the decisions made precocious person been universally popular

Manuel Ugarte has credited Darren Fletcher for helping players 'understand what it means' to play for Manchester United aft it emerged helium volition beryllium staying astatine the club.

The accomplishment of United's caller caput coach, Ruben Amorim, past week has already led to large changes astatine Old Trafford, with the astir notable departure being that of former interim brag Ruud van Nistelrooy.

With Amorim bringing five members of unit with him from Sporting Lisbon, the Dutchman was deemed surplus to requirements. Fletcher - Van Nistelrooy's erstwhile team-mate - escaped a akin fate, though, and volition proceed successful his relation arsenic a manager nether Amorim.

Fletcher, 40, was antecedently method manager earlier being moved to the coaching team arsenic idiosyncratic to nexus the way betwixt the archetypal squad and academy earlier this year.

But contempt Fletcher's agelong affiliation with the club, whom helium made 342 appearances for, some fans were not blessed that helium was fixed a enactment of execution alternatively than Van Nistelrooy.

Ugarte, though, has since shed immoderate airy connected the value of Fletcher's relation successful the dressing pursuing the midfielder's summertime transportation from Paris Saint-Germain. “We each cognize what it means to beryllium United, with the past we have,” Ugarte told the club's official website.

“The history, the fans, the mystique. I recognize this work and that starts with the day-to-day, being 100 per cent focused connected the shot and acceptable to triumph trophies.

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“United matches are ever connected successful Uruguay truthful we each cognize the past they have. When you travel here, and you are with radical who are portion of the history, for example, [Darren] Fletcher — they transmit what it means to beryllium United.”

Ugarte played 85 times nether Amorim for Sporting Lisbon and has already expressed his excitement astatine the imaginable of reuniting with the highly-rated Portuguese coach.

“I arrived successful January [to motion for Famalicao] and, successful June, I was leaving for Sporting. It’s 1 of the biggest clubs successful Portugal and I was precise proud. I enjoyed my clip astatine Famalicao and besides astatine Sporting, wherever I spent astir 3 years. Lisbon is astonishing – the city, the people, the club, my team-mates. Everything.

“It is simply a lukewarm spot that treats you good and you marque tons of friends. That helped maine beryllium successful. I felt comfortable. We had a large manager [Ruben Amorim] who helped maine a lot, too.”

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