The Uruguayan international earned his first start of the season on Wednesday night in the Champions League group opener, a 4-3 loss that was closer than the final score indicates.

Calls for Pellistri to be given opportunities on the right have grown in recent weeks as Erik ten Hag’s choices have narrowed due to the absences of Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Amad Diallo (who is recovering from a knee ιnjury).

The 21-year-old gave it his all against Alphonso Davies on an otherwise challenging evening, and his efforts left an impression on Fernandes.

Fernandes has claimed that Pellistri is a player who “deserves his chance” and “deserves a lot of credit” for his contributions to the squad.

He is always ready to help, puts in consistent effort in training, and is deserving of his opportunity.

He performed admirably today, meeting and exceeding the manager’s expectations, and we’re thrilled for him to be given further opportunities.

In his pregame comments, Canada’s national team coach, Peter Ten Hag, said that despite his doubts, Pellistri will start the game in order to help cope with the threаt posed by Davies.

It’s not like we’ve just handed the opportunity over to him. That’s fair, United’s manager stated.

Since he had just returned from a trying trip to South America, I didn’t think it was the best moment. Even though we already had two players, Casemiro and Licha Martinez, who had made that trip, I believe he is up to the challenge.

He then claimed that the burden of proof was now on the other person. “It’s fantastic, and he’s a terrific tactical fit because they have a tough guy in Davies who’s also very fast. Only he can keep up with that rate of movement.

So that we can compete with Davies, that’s why we play him. On defense, he is on par with him, and he is also a credible threаt.

We expect something from him since he is a very talented dribbler and Davies is not a terrific defender, as Pellistri pointed out.