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Uruguay's golden boy Facundo Pellistri was nurtured by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's old United pal Diego Forlan and branded a 'rascal' by Riquelme... so can this tricky 18-year-old winger help lift the gloom at Man United?

Diego Forlan's homecoming to Penarol didn't exactly go according to plan.

Appointed manager of the Uruguayan club where he started out his career at the age of 11 - and later returned for a title-winning season in 2015-16 - Forlan lasted just 10 months in the job.

He won four of the 11 matches he took charge of either side of the Covid-19 shutdown and was given the boot last month.

Manchester United completed the u00a310m signing of Facundo Pellistri (left) on deadline day
The 18-year-old, a right-sided winger, moves to United right away after joining from Penarol

But without realising it, Forlan actually helped out another former club, Manchester United, by giving plenty of game time to a certain Facundo Pellistri.