The Uruguay international spent last season on loan with Alaves in La Liga and returned to Carrington in the summer, eager to impress our new manager in training.
Pellistri duly earned a place in Ten Hag’s Tour 2022 squad and immediately made a positive impression by scoring in our opening friendly in Thailand: the entertaining 4-0 win over Liverpool.
You can watch that goal in the video below…
A popular personality and diligent professional, Facundo continued to feature in our pre-season matches around the world and was seemingly catching the eye of our coaching staff.
Unfortunately, a setback occurred when the 20-year-old sustained an ankle injury during the closing stages of our match against Atletico Madrid in Oslo, Norway, at the end of July.