Facundo Pellistri discusses Man Utd transfer regret and "divine" Edinson Cavani

Facundo Pellistri has lifted the lid on his one regret after temporarily leaving Manchester United to join Deportivo Alaves on loan.

The 19-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Uruguayan club Penarol last summer for £9million.

He spent the first half of the season with the Under-23s, scoring three goals in eight appearances in Premier League 2.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was eager for Pellistri to step up his development with regular first-team football and loaned the teenager to Alaves until the end of the season.

Pellistri says he is enjoying his time in Spain, but he admits he would have liked to have had more time to acclimatise to life with United.

"I am very happy despite the rapid changes, faster than I imagined," the Uruguayan told ESPN .

"I was hoping to have a little more time in Manchester, but on the club's side they have organised what to do with each player.

"They thought that I would continue with the U23s but they thought it was time to make a move to the First Division."

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Pellistri also opened up on what it's like training alongside his compatriot, Edinson Cavani, who has a wealth of experience plundering goals at the top level.

"It is something divine, to be every day talking about life with him," said Pellistri. "He helped me a lot at work, to kick, he taught me to use smaller studs because those were useful for him to avoid slipping because he had tried many.

"They are things that are helping you, they are forming you as a player and you make them your own."

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He added: "It's like going to a top-level university. It teaches you everything you know and you absorb it and it fits."

Pellistri has made two appearances for Alaves, coming off the bench in defeats by Real Sociedad and Osasuna.

The club sits 18th in La Liga and is firmly in a relegation battle, but Pellistri insists he is relishing the challenge of hauling them to safety.

"I knew it before I came," he said of Alaves' struggles this season. "Between all of us it is a very nice challenge.

"I like that kind of challenge. I like to be under pressure to live from day to day. The coach gave me the last two games and he is giving me confidence, my teammates too.

"We are eager for him to continue this and not go down, which is the goal we all have."

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