Edinson Cavani will not make his Manchester United debut against former club Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday after the striker stayed at home for the Champions League opener in Paris.
The 33-year-old didn’t travel to the French capital with the first team on Monday and is expected to continue training at the club’s Carrington base this week.
There are reports that the Uruguayan could still make his own way to Paris for the game, but it seems unlikely that he wasn’t at Manchester Airport for the short flight to France.
Manchester United left Edinson Cavani at home for the duel with Paris St-Germain on Tuesday
Cavani (left) is expected to continue training at United’s Carrington base this week
Club captain Harry Maguire (left) also did not travel to Paris with the squad on Monday
Club captain Harry Maguire did not travel with the group either, despite starring and scoring a goal in the Red Devils 4-1 win over Newcastle over the weekend.
Calls have been made to ditch Maguire over United’s clash against Magpies after the defender recently had a difficult period for the club and the country after being sent off on international service with England against Denmark.
There were doubts Maguire would even be fit enough to play at St. James’ Park after the beleaguered center-back took a blow before leaving Wembley.
Maguire was guilty of multiple mistakes as United got off to a nightmare start to the season
The United captain’s horror phase culminated in his departure against Denmark in the middle of the week
Maguire couldn’t hide his dismay after being shown the red card and the incident followed his vacation arrest in August after a violent argument outside a bar on the Greek island of Mykonos.
The former Leicester man, who joined United on a £ 80million fee, is also guilty of multiple horror mistakes that helped aggravate misery during his club’s stuttering start to the campaign.
At the other end of the field, there was hope that Cavani might make his United debut on the ground, where he became PSG’s top scorer and fan favorite during a seven-year career in France.
However, Cavani may now have to wait until the weekend to make his first appearance for the club when United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.
Paul Pogba traveled to the French capital with United to kick off the Champions League
Anthony Martial is likely to lead the line for the Premier League at Parc des Princes
Cavani left the French champions as a free agent in the summer – missed PSG’s run to the Champions League final – and moved to United on the deadline.
He’s been in quarantine for the past two weeks and only trained twice with his new teammates.
PSG boss Thomas Tuchel believes Cavani is still one of the best strikers in world football but has downplayed the importance of a possible return for the Uruguayan.
“He lives for goals and goals,” said Tuchel. ‘If he’s got the confidence he’s one of the best nines in world football. When you’ve played at a club like ours for so long and have such a connection with the fans, you have character and he deserves recognition.
Donny van de Beek (left) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) arrive at Manchester Airport
“He will be in training from the first to the last minute and in the game from the first to the last second.”
On the player’s departure after refusing to sign a contract extension to play in the final stages of the Champions League in Portugal, Tuchel downplayed proposals Cavani will have to prove.
‘I was obviously hoping to play with everyone in my squad in Portugal. It wasn’t just my team, other teams had their problems, ”he added.
Cavani attended his first training session at Manchester United after participating in a free practice session
‘It wasn’t just Edi. Covid made the whole situation really complicated and for a lot of teams this was not just for us.
‘It doesn’t change anything about this game. He made part of our club history and is definitely a great player.
But it’s not a story about PSG versus Edi or vice versa.
“It’s hard to defend yourself against him and he can make all the difference, so we have to be careful.”
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