West Ham United striker Lucas Perez scored twice last night.
Perez joined West Ham in the summer, but he has made a very limited impact at the London Stadium so far.
The Spanish striker still has not started in the Premier League for West Ham, with Pellegrini favouring other options.
Perez did come off the bench last night to make a big impact though.
The 30-year-old managed to score twice in West Ham’s 3-0 win over Cardiff City.
And Pellegrini was delighted with the impact that the rarely-used forward made.
He said: “Very important, first for the team because with his goals, we won the game.
“After that, for different reasons he didn’t start so often but the important thing is when the player has the chance, they take that chance and Lucas did very well tonight.
“Unfortunately it was the injury to Marko Arnautovic that he came on but I hope that he will continue in the same way he played tonight.”
Pellegrini now faces a selection dilemma, over whether to start Perez in his side’s next match.
West Ham are in action again on Saturday, when they take on Crystal Palace.
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