{"id":246910,"date":"2022-06-03T06:26:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/?p=246910"},"modified":"2022-06-03T06:26:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T05:26:28","slug":"facundo-pellistri-sets-up-edinson-cavani-for-uruguays-made-in-manchester-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2022\/06\/03\/facundo-pellistri-sets-up-edinson-cavani-for-uruguays-made-in-manchester-goal-246910\/","title":{"rendered":"Facundo Pellistri sets up Edinson Cavani for Uruguay&#8217;s &#8216;Made in Manchester&#8217; goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Article Start-->Two Manchester United players combined brilliantly late last night as Uruguay beat Mexico 3-0 in a friendly in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The outgoing Edinson Cavani scored a magnificent brace inside the first eight minutes of the second half after Matias Vecino had opened the lead in the 35th minute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Edinson Cavani displayed his class against Mexico, scoring a brace within 8 minutes in Uruguay 3-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s 35-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0RXEWtMqq8\">pic.twitter.com\/0RXEWtMqq8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wirjil (@Wirjil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wirjil\/status\/1532586462159454208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cavani\u2019s first came after brilliant work on the right wing from young United star, Facundo Pellistri.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5 Facundo Pellistri&#39;s assist for Edinson Cavani&#39;s first goal in Uruguay&#39;s game against Mexico \u26bd\ud83d\udd34\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe\u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uB3kZ2d9Ls\">pic.twitter.com\/uB3kZ2d9Ls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; United Journal (@theutdjournal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theutdjournal\/status\/1532575533220843520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Collecting the ball almost immediately after the second half kick-off, the 20-year-old performed a skill move to leave two Mexican defenders floundering before taking it down the wing at pace and crossing for Cavani to slot it coolly home.<\/p>\n<p>At club level, it has been a difficult year for Pellistri, who spent the season on loan at Spanish side Deportivo Alaves.<\/p>\n<p>The former Pe\u00f1arol man managed just 23 appearances over the course of last season, averaging just 32 minutes on the pitch in those games.<\/p>\n<p>However, his performances for United in the 2021\/22 preseason, which he capped with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/videos\/detail\/watch-pellistri-goal-for-man-utd-v-derby\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">goal against Derby County<\/a>, and for his national side have been more promising.<\/p>\n<p>United paid \u20ac8.5 million for the winger in October 2020 as part of a double swoop of young wingers when a deal to sign Jadon Sancho failed to materialise. Amad Diallo was the other purchase at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Incoming manager Erik ten Hag has promised he will give all players a chance to impress him during the summer before deciding whether they will be a part of his squad or go out on loan.<\/p>\n<p>With more performances such as last night\u2019s, Pellistri could emerge as a surprise candidate to nail down the right wing berth next season. <\/p>\n<p><!--Article End--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Manchester United players combined brilliantly late last night as Uruguay beat&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94132,"featured_media":246911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3336,3328,3323],"tags":[1893,3270],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Facundo Pellistri sets up Edinson Cavani for Uruguay&#039;s &#039;Made in Manchester&#039; goal - 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