Facundo Pellistri explains what Erik ten Hag told him before first Manchester United start

Facundo Pellistri believes he has gained the trust of Erik ten Hag now he has made his full debut for Manchester United.

Pellistri's 892-day wait for a first United start ended in the Europa League round-of-16 win against Real Betis in Seville, where he played the full 90 minutes.

Prior to his promotion, the 21-year-old had only made six cameo appearances - all of them this calendar year - having arrived from Penarol in a £9million deal on transfer deadline day in October 2020.

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"I'm really happy," Pellistri said. "I really work for this moment, luckily we could win. It was our mission. We came here to win, we could win.

"The manager really trusts me, so I felt that confidence from him. He told me to run behind, to get the ball and enjoy, enjoy the moment.

"And of course, we came here to win. We really liked the long balls in the second half. Marcus could score there and we took the win.

"Hopefully it's the start of this. Of course, I'm hungry. A lot of players in the group are really hungry, we have one amazing group. We all push to the same side. Hopefully, in the end of the season, we can win a lot of trophies."

Pellistri was informed he would be starting on Tuesday, which gave him ample time to arrange for his father and girlfriend, Cami Garcia, to be in attendance. "Yes, I managed to get my dad and my girlfriend here. They were in the stadium. So they really enjoyed.

"And yes, I knew it two days ago when we prepared for the match. And as I already told you, we came here to win. Although the result at Old Trafford was really good for us. We came here to win because we are Man United and we have to win every game."

Pellistri was sent on for his debut