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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has joked that Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani has already learned two very important English words.
Cavani He was a substitute at halftime at Southampton on Sunday and scored the Bruno Fernandes goal before heading twice to give United a famous 3-2 win.
It was the 33-year-old’s fifth appearance in the Premier League as he caught up with the game in England. Then it was put into hot water with a social media post using the phrase “thank you n ******”.
He later apologized, but the former PSG star is adjusting well to the pace of the top flight, although he was asking for a day off after the victory on the south coast.
Solskjaer said: “He has already learned two words in English: tomorrow, out. He wants a day off after a win.
“When we win a game, he already knows!”
The Norwegian manager has in the past labeled Cavani a “Viking” and asked him about his new center forward, he said: “We never give up Vikings. It was a bit unfair to Edinson, but it was a compliment because I always look at ability. of players to play even if you don’t have a perfect day. “
Solskjaer has admitted that Cavani’s role as a team player was what he had noticed in the experienced forward. Three goals in five secondary appearances is a good return so far, but Solskjaer says his work pace is the best.
“We know he is talented and could have spoken about his predatory instincts as a forward, but I realized his ability to be a team player, which we have already seen here with his pace of work.
“His career statistics show him as the leader of the Premier League, which at 33 says it all,” added Solskjaer.
Ole gunning for first place
Solskjaer said that “everyone raised their hands and are available for selection” against PSG, with David De Gea in form despite coming out with a hit at halftime against Southampton.
United only need one point from their two remaining Group H matches to secure progress to the knockout phase, but the Norwegian wants more.
“The faster you can qualify, the better, of course,” Solskajer said. “With a victory, we will win the group, that is our intention.
“We want to go out with our style, with the intention of attack, defending well against a high-level team with some top-level individual players, of course.
“But our mentality is to win this game and we have won the group.”
The United boss was also asked about a possible battle between Cavani and Anthony Martial for a place in the attack.
But before Wednesday’s home clash with PSG in the Champions League, Solskjaer said: “I think there is only one position here that we can only say is between Dean and David. The rest have the capacity to play in different positions.
“Anthony, Marcus, Mason, Edinson even… they can play anywhere in the top four. There are tactical reasons as to whether it is Anthony, Marcus, Mason or Edinson in the middle. Sometimes it’s two of them. “
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