Manuel Ugarte speaks bluntly about Manchester United's first 90 minutes

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Manuel Ugarte has given an honest assessment of his performance after playing the full 90 minutes in a Manchester United shirt for the first time.

In only his second start for United against FC Twente in the Europa League on Wednesday evening, Ugarte could only help the Red Devils to a largely uninspired 1-1 draw.

Having started the previous week's 7-0 win over Barnsley in the Carabao Cup and made two substitute appearances in the Premier League, the Uruguayan midfielder played a full game for the first time since joining from PSG in the summer for up to £50.5million.

But his performance left much to be desired, as he made a number of sloppy errors and completed just 59 of his 73 passes as a No.6 in midfield. The team as a whole struggled, with Christian Eriksen and Harry Maguire both responsible for Twente's goal that secured the Dutch side a point after Eriksen had earlier scored for the hosts at Old Trafford.

And Ugarte was quick to speak out after the game, admitting on social media that his performance could have been far more effective.

In an Instagram post, the 23-year-old wrote: “I'm the first to criticize myself. For me personally, it wasn't a great match. We have to keep working on it.”

Ugarte was solid in defence and without the ball, but his performance fell short of his own high standards and he will face a fight for his starting place when United face Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Teammate Alejandro Garnacho offered Ugarte his support in the comments of the post, writing “Seguimos hermano”, which roughly means “Let's go, brother”.