Bruno Fernandes has admitted that Facundo Pellistri should have made his Manchester United debut "a long time ago" following the youngster's impressive cameo against Charlton on Tuesday night.
Pellistri, 21, was signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in October 2020 but had not played a single minute of senior football until he was introduced for the final 10 minutes of United's comprehensive 3-0 win in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Erik ten Hag's decision to hand Pellistri his senior bow ended the youngster's agonising two-and-a-half-year wait for a first-team chance - and the Uruguay international certainly made the most of it by teeing up Marcus Rashford for United's second goal.