Uruguay star Manuel Ugarte plays through illness ahead of Manchester United debut

Manuel Ugarte played through illness with Uruguay ahead of his potential debut for Manchester United this weekend.

In their most recent World Cup qualifying match, Uruguay and Venezuela drew 0-0 on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old played the entire 90 minutes.

However, Ugarte developed a fever in the 24 hours before the game, making him a late doubter.

“After Uruguay’s draw, I feel a little depressed, but I felt good during the game,” Ugarte said to AUF TV.

“We drew and got a point yesterday, but I had a little fever.”

The result has left Uruguay third in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table after they were overtaken by Colombia, who beat Argentina with a 2-1 win on Tuesday.

‘We always want to play to win and we are capable of playing to win,’ Ugarte said.

‘It was an ugly match, I think we did not play very well. Venezuela are strong in this stadium and we got a point. Knowing how the qualifiers are, which are very complicated, it is important.’

Ugarte is now travelling back to Manchester and will be assessed ahead of United’s Premier League clash against Southampton, which kicks off at 12.30pm on Saturday.

The midfielder, who was signed from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth up to £50.7 million, was presented to supporters at Old Trafford before United’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool on September 1.

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