Pedro Rodriguez Pedro's body language after Barcelona's Super Cup win shows he's ready to join Manchester United

The Spanish winger came off the bench to score a winner in extra time, but even that didn't persuade him to join in the celebrations after the final whistle

 

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Pedro's body language after Barcelona's Super Cup win shows he's ready to join Manchester United

• 23:24, 11 August 2015
• By Hamish Mackay

The Spanish winger came off the bench to score a winner in extra time, but even that didn't persuade him to join in the celebrations after the final whistle

Lonely: Pedro (far right) during the post-match 'celebrations'

If you didn't know Pedro wanted to leave Barcelona before the UEFA Super Cup final, you will have done after.
The Spanish winger came off the bench to score a winner in extra time, but even that didn't persuade him to join in the celebrations after the final whistle.
As the Spanish and European champions lifted the trophy in Tiblisi, Pedro cut a lonely figure next to his teammates.
The 28-year-old looked sullen at what should have been a joyous moment, signalling that his time with the Catalan giants is certainly coming to a close.
Pedro's agent revealed before the match that his client has asked to leave, but the club remain hopeful of keeping him.

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“We want him to stay. The season is very long and with the quality of Pedro there’s no doubt he’d be useful," said Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
“We’ve already let Pedro know that we want him to stay. If he stays he will continue to help us."

Europa League champions Sevilla sprung an early surprise in Tbilisi as Ever Banega's free-kick gave them a third-minute lead, but Barca swiftly turned things, with Lionel Messi netting two delightful free-kicks of his own in the seventh and 16th minutes.
The treble-winners went 3-1 up a minute before the interval through a Rafinha tap-in, and the game appeared over when Luis Suarez added a fourth seven minutes after the break.

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First: Lionel Messi scores the first of his two free-kicks

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Fourth: Luis Suarez celebrates with Messi after scoring in the second half

Five minutes later, though, Sevilla had a goal back through Jose Antonio Reyes, and Kevin Gameiro's 72nd-minute penalty then reduced the deficit further before substitute Yevhen Konoplyanka levelled with nine minutes of normal time remaining.
Reported Manchester United target Pedro then came off the bench in extra-time and struck the decisive goal in the 115th minute from close range.
It could be a fairytale ending to his Barca career for the Spain international, with the club's technical secretary Robert Fernandez having been quoted in the build-up to the game as saying: "Pedro has told me he wants to go."
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