Pellistri leads way as five Man Utd youngsters added to first-team training Five of Manchester United’s emerging young stars were promoted to first-team training on Monday amid a hectic festive fixture schedule for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men. United will play their fourth game in 10 days when they host Wolves on Tuesday, with another three matches in nine days to come. Solskjaer is likely to rotate his squad following Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Leicester. A victory would lift the Red Devils to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool. And on Monday, Solskjaer decided to give some of the club’s talented teenage stars the chance to shine. Winger Facundo Pellistri, who joined from Penarol on transfer deadline day, was pictured training with United’s senior stars. Joining him were 16-year-old striker Shola Shoretire, Swedish forward Anthony Elanga, right-back Ethan Laird and defender Will Fish. All five were called up after impressing for United’s Under-23s this season, as reported in the Daily Star. Elanga has featured in every U-23s game so far this season, scoring four times. The Sweden U-17 international can play on both wings or as a central striker. Pellistri has scored twice for the U-23s in Premier League 2 but has yet to taste any senior action. Shoretire became the youngster player ever to appear in the UEFA Youth Cup aged 14. He has been described by U-18 coach Neil Ryan as “a really exciting player”. Fish has come through the academy ranks, and captained the U16s last season. Laird, meanwhile, has been a regular for the U23s and could provide back-up for Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Wan-Bissaka has missed United’s last two games, but was back in training on Monday and should start against Wolves. Solskjaer hints at new Cavani deal Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that veteran striker Edinson Cavani still has years left at the top. Concerns over the shrewdness of signing a 33-year-old on deadline day after months without a club have been extinguished during the Uruguay international’s promising start to life at the 20-time league champions. Cavani has made an impact on and off the pitch for United, scoring four goals in 13 appearances. He signed a season-long deal with the option of another year back in October. It seems a matter of when rather than if the Red Devils trigger that extension clause – like they have done with so many other contracts in recent times – and Solskjaer believes Cavani can shine for a few seasons yet. Asked if he would like to keep Cavani, who turns 34 in February, for a further season and whether he thought he would, the United boss said: “At the moment it looks like he’s got a few years left in him so I wouldn’t say anything else.” Read more… The post Pellistri leads way as five Man Utd youngsters added to first-team training appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Five of Manchester United’s emerging young stars were promoted to first-team training on Monday amid a hectic festive fixture schedule for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.

United will play their fourth game in 10 days when they host Wolves on Tuesday, with another three matches in nine days to come.

Solskjaer is likely to rotate his squad following Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Leicester. A victory would lift the Red Devils to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

And on Monday, Solskjaer decided to give some of the club’s talented teenage stars the chance to shine.

Winger Facundo Pellistri, who joined from Penarol on transfer deadline day, was pictured training with United’s senior stars.

Joining him were 16-year-old striker Shola Shoretire, Swedish forward Anthony Elanga, right-back Ethan Laird and defender Will Fish.

All five were called up after impressing for United’s Under-23s this season, as reported in the Daily Star.

Elanga has featured in every U-23s game so far this season, scoring four times. The Sweden U-17 international can play on both wings or as a central striker.

Pellistri has scored twice for the U-23s in Premier League 2 but has yet to taste any senior action.

Shoretire became the youngster player ever to appear in the UEFA Youth Cup aged 14. He has been described by U-18 coach Neil Ryan as “a really exciting player”.

Fish has come through the academy ranks, and captained the U16s last season. Laird, meanwhile, has been a regular for the U23s and could provide back-up for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Wan-Bissaka has missed United’s last two games, but was back in training on Monday and should start against Wolves.

Solskjaer hints at new Cavani deal

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that veteran striker Edinson Cavani still has years left at the top.

Concerns over the shrewdness of signing a 33-year-old on deadline day after months without a club have been extinguished during the Uruguay international’s promising start to life at the 20-time league champions.

Cavani has made an impact on and off the pitch for United, scoring four goals in 13 appearances. He signed a season-long deal with the option of another year back in October.

It seems a matter of when rather than if the Red Devils trigger that extension clause – like they have done with so many other contracts in recent times – and Solskjaer believes Cavani can shine for a few seasons yet.

Asked if he would like to keep Cavani, who turns 34 in February, for a further season and whether he thought he would, the United boss said: “At the moment it looks like he’s got a few years left in him so I wouldn’t say anything else.” Read more…

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