Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted to see Edinson Cavani come off the bench to ignite what was an unlikely comeback for Man United.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is pleased with the impact Edinson Cavani has had since his arrival at Manchester United. The latest praise-worthy act from the Uruguayan striker was a winning double against Southampton on Sunday.
United were 2-0 down at half-time but managed to fight their way back to seal the three points.
Cavani, who replaced Mason Greenwood at the break, was involved in every goal. His first involvement was an assist to Bruno Fernandes to pull one back just before the hour mark.
The ex-PSG man grabbed a goal of his own 15 minutes later and then compounded Southampton’s woes when he struck in stoppage time to seal an eighth consecutive away victory in the Premier League.
Cavani now has three goals from five substitute appearances in the league for United since he joined in a free transfer. Of course, Solskjaer has been impressed by him so far.
“Great impact of course. He is a number nine who wants to be in between the posts, he is always on the move, he wants to get in front of you and I am very pleased with him,” he said as per the club’s website.
“On the training pitch, in the dressing room and during meal times, how meticulous he is. He knows what he wants to eat, how much he wants to recover – everything!”
“It was top movement and his timing is fantastic. His hunger to get on the end of things is the key for a centre-forward. Sometimes it hurts and sometimes it doesn’t but to score you have to be in there.”
The impact from Cavani will no doubt give Solskjaer room for thought about more minutes for the veteran forward.
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