Two years, 13 days, seven squad inclusions and zero appearances. Facundo Pellistri has had a few uncompetitive kicks in a Manchester United shirt, scoring at Derby and against Liverpool in Bangkok, but he remains unused at a competitive level.
Thursday marks two years to the day since Pellistri first warmed the United bench against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes and he is still waiting to get off it.
Pellistri did start at Barrow at the start of the month for the Under-21s in the EFL Trophy, his third appearance in the competition.
An evening at Holker Street is not ideal preparation for a World Cup. Also read: Why Ronaldo came off and United made only one sub In spite of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag not utilising Pellistri, the right winger is a full Uruguay international and was included in their most recent squad.