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Luis Suarez sends message to Manchester United youngster Facundo Pellistri after La Liga clash

Luis Suarez believes "good things will come" for Manchester United youngster Facundo Pellistri.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opted to send the 19-year-old to Spanish club Alaves on loan in January, and he has caught the eye of late having initially struggled for game time.

The 19-year-old spent the majority of his time in England playing for Neil Wood's under-23s side, netting twice in six games. Pellistri is now impressing at Alaves, with his influence on Abelardo Fernandez's side continuing to grow.

Pellistri started his first two games for the La Liga outfit on the bench but has started the last three matches.

He played the full 90 minutes on Sunday afternoon as Alaves were beaten 1-0 by top-of-the-table Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Suarez, Pellistri's Uruguayan compatriot, also played in the game - scoring the only goal of the match - and took to Instagram afterwards with a message for the teenager.

Luis Suarez sent a message to Facundo Pellistri (@luissuarez9 on Instagram)

Along with a picture of the two embracing on the pitch, Suarez wrote: "A pleasure @facu_pellistri, continue like this and good things will come."

United announced the signing of Pellistri in October last year after the winger impressed in his homeland for Atletico Penarol.

He put pen-to-paper on a five-year deal at Old Trafford, but is yet to make a senior appearance for the Reds.

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