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Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte says he hit “rock bottom” after his World Cup was ended by a horrific knee injury.
The Uruguayan, 25, is set to be out of action for the rest of the year with an anterior cruciate ligament problem.
Ugarte was spotted fighting back tears as he was stretchered off during his country’s group stage defeat to Spain last week.
And the former Paris Saint-Germain man has released a worrying statement on social media, conceding he is facing a long road to recovery.
Ugarte, who exited the World Cup in a wheelchair, said: “A few days have passed since everything happened.
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“Suffering the most serious injury a footballer can face in one of the most important matches in my country’s history, and seeing it end this way without being able to stay on the pitch and support my team-mates until the final whistle, is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
“Hitting rock bottom will make me stronger in every sense, and I truly believe that’s the case here.
“Without a doubt, when life wants you to stop, it finds a way to let you know.”
“It’s up to me to take the positives from this. Success in life is about starting again every time you fall.
“I’m incredibly grateful to the Uruguayan federation and United for being there for me from the moment it happened.”
