Manchester United new boy Facundo Pellistri thanks fellow Uruguayan Edinson Cavani for helping him to settle at Old Trafford after his £10m summer move with 19-year-old eyeing a 'dream' first-team debut in 2021

Facundo Pellistri has revealed how Uruguayan compatriot Edinson Cavani is helping him settle in at Manchester United as he sets his sights on a first-team debut. The 19-year-old winger joined United from Penarol in his homeland back in October in a £10million deal and has so far played for the under-23 and under-21 teams. Pellistri is now training with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's senior squad and it seems a matter of time before he makes his debut. 'It's been amazing to train with guys like [Marcus] Rashford, [Paul] Pogba, [Juan] Mata and Edi, who is very close friends with me,' Pellistri told Man United's official website. 'It's amazing for me because I watched them on TV and now I am practising with them. The intensity, the high quality they have, it's great for me to play with them and I improve a lot. 'All the time I speak with Edi and he is a very nice person. He is always trying to be around me, giving me advice and everything that I need. He is there to help me and that is very important for me. I am very happy with that. 'I know he is one of the best players in the world and one of the all-time best players from Uruguay, but he is also a very nice person.'

Though the Covid-19 restrictions have meant Pellistri cannot explore as much of Manchester and England as he would have liked, he is settling in and working on improving his English. Pellistri scored in Premier League 2 fixtures against Southampton and Manchester City for the under-23 side and also for the under-21s against Accrington Stanley in the Papa John's Trophy. He has also been an unused substitute in Solskjaer's squad for two Champions League games - away to Paris Saint-Germain and at home to Istanbul Basaksehir. But Solskjaer has made clear that Pellistri will be given time to adapt to the English game in the reserves before making the step up. 'For me, it's going to be a dream to have a chance in the first team and to fight for a place,' Pellistri said. 'And that Manchester are going to the top. That is my biggest dream. 'Yes, that is what I am working on [making his senior debut] and, hopefully, I am going to have it.'