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Pellistri thrilled to make full Man Utd debut in Euro win

Manchester United midfielder Facundo Pellistri was thrilled to feature in their Europa League round of 16 win at Real Betis.

Marcus Rashford's goal saw United reach the quarterfinals 5-1 on aggregate.

Pellistri said, "It was an incredible experience [to make my first start] and a source of pride to have played for this great club and luckily we could win which is what we came here for.

"We knew they were going to push as they had the deficit. We tried to press high and play our game. We had chances.

"In the second half we knew they'd go all out and we'd find more spaces on the counter."

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