Man Utd U23 coach Wood: Pellistri just needs games | OneFootball

Manchester United Under-23s manager Neil Wood is pleased with the progress of Facundo Pellistri.

Pellistri has done the bulk of his work at Carrington with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-team squad, but is yet to make his senior United debut. He has played twice for United's youth sides, once for the Under-23s and for the Under-21s against Morecambe on Wednesday night.

Wood told the Manchester Evening News: "We've not had much access to him really, he's been training with the first team a lot and training well with the first team, so it's going to take time to adapt.

"It's not easy to come to a different country and hit the ground running, you see that at the highest level. So it's great for him to get on the pitch and get some minutes behind him and a bit of match sharpness. It will help him in the long run.

"I know tonight [at Morecambe] is not the ideal situation for him, but it can only benefit him being out on the pitch."