The 21-year-old hopes to offer a solution in the troublesome right wing role.
and Antony both unavailable and Amad Diallo recovering from a knee injury, Erik ten Hag has a shortage of options on the right with calls for Pellistri to be given opportunities growing in recent weeks.
Up against Alphonso Davies, the 21-year-old worked hard on an otherwise difficult evening with Fernandes impressed with his contribution. ‘Pellistri is one of the players that deserves his chance and deserves a lot of credit for everything he has done for the team,’ Fernandes said.‘He did well today, he did the job the manager asked him to do and we are all happy for him because he really deserves to get his chances.’Ten Hag explained that despite initial reservations, Pellistri was handed a starting role to help deal with the threat of Davies,‘It’s not that we’ve given it to him [the chance].
‘I thought it was not the right time as he came back from a tough journey in South America. We already had two players in Casemiro and Licha Martinez, coming from that journey but I think he’s ready for it.
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