Manchester United's youngster Facundo Pellistri has labeled the night he made his official debut in a Man United shirt a "perfect" night.
The 21-year-old Uruguayan was handed his official debut by Erik Ten Hag during Manchester United's 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup last January. The former Panerol attacker had to wait two years after he joined the Red Devils under Ole Solskjaer's management before making his official debut.
He had been on loan stints with La Liga side Deportivo Alaves for a year and a half before he impressed with his country during the World Cup tournament in Qatar last year.
His impressive display during a closed-door friendly against Everton at Old Trafford made Erik Ten Hag include the youngster in the team that hosted League One side Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup.
Man United ran out 3-0 winners with Facundo Pellistri coming off the bench to assist Marcus Rashford's goal that night, despite just 10 minutes of play left.
"It was incredible, because I had been looking forward to that moment for a long time," he told ManUtd.com.
“I was the one who enjoyed being on the pitch and wearing the Manchester United shirt, and luckily there were 10 minutes more or less and I could touch the ball a lot and make that assist for Rashford."
“So it was a very good moment, perfect, and it is a night I’m going to remember." "Every time I train, every time I play a game, I will remember that night because it was incredible."
Like the rest of Manchester United's young players, Facundo Pellistri admitted he is happy to be managed by Erik Ten Hag and has highlighted how the former Ajax boss has helped him improve.
"It’s incredible [to be managed by Ten Hag]," added the 21-year-old. "He has a very good mentality." "In the first days he arrived here, he was very clear with his ideas, and I think we are looking like we understand his ideas on the pitch every match."
“He has the clear idea; he is telling you all the time things you have to improve on, and I think that’s the way we can get to the top."
“The training is good, the mentality is good, and I think the manager and all the staff are here to make things better, and hopefully it continues like this," he explained.
The 21-year-old was happy to have made his Premier League debut during the Red Devils' stalemate against Leeds United last week and has his sights on more game time, especially against Manchester United's next Premier League opponent, Leicester City.
"To be in a position to make my [league] debut was incredible, but what I was more focused on was helping the team in that game," he explained. “Of course, at the end it was a draw [against Leeds]—not such a good result, but the way we drew was good."
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