It was a great way to end the time of Ruud van Nistelrooy as manager, as Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United is now only four points behind the top four teams in the Premier League after their win. Since the temporary manager took over, the team has gone four games without losing and has won all of them.

In the last four games, players have been able to express themselves freely, which is a big change from when Erik ten Hag was in charge. The former striker’s arrival also brought some stars back to life.

One of them was Manuel Ugarte, who was all over the field on Sunday and won 10 ground duels as well as 12 tackles, eight of which he won.

Ugarte is back to his old self

According to reports, the previous manager, Erik ten Hag, didn’t care about him and would have rather had other players on the team. This made the owners unhappy.

The Uruguayan has played a lot for Van Nistelrooy, which has brought out the best in him: his fighting spirit.

Together with Casemiro, the 23-year-old rarely let the Foxes keep the ball, making three important interceptions and returning it seven times (stats from sofascore).

The former star player for Paris Saint-Germain felt confident again and sometimes had the guts to go for it. His passing still needs work, but there were many good signs.

Amorim is going to be happy.

The defensive midfielder touched the ball 68 times and completed five plays into the final third, making 92% of his passes.

The Uruguayan player also made a key pass that led to a big opportunity. He had a shot on goal stopped, and all three of his dribbles went through.

Having worked with the player before at Sporting Lisbon, Ruben Amorim will be pleased to see him back to his old self.

Even though he has a good relationship with Casemiro, United fans will be waiting for Kobbie Mainoo to join them once the Amorim era starts.