Manchester United leave Harry Maguire and Edinson Cavani AT HOME as they fly to Paris without their out-of-sorts captain and with new signing deemed not ready to face his former club
- Manchester United have left Edinson Cavani at home for their clash with PSG
- The striker will not be making his debut against his former side on Tuesday
- Cavani has been in quarantine following his deadline-day move to United
- Club captain Harry Maguire has also not travelled with the team to Paris
Edinson Cavani will not make his debut for Manchester United against former club Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday after the striker was left at home for the Champions League opener in Paris.
The 33-year-old did not travel to the French capital with the first-team squad on Monday and is expected to continue training back at the club’s Carrington base this week.
There are reports claiming that the Uruguayan could still make his own way to Paris for the match but it appears unlikely considering he was not at Manchester Airport for the short flight over to France.
Manchester United have left Edinson Cavani at home for Tuesday’s clash with Paris St-Germain
Cavani (left) will be expected to continue training at United’s Carrington base this week
Club captain Harry Maguire (left) also didn’t travel with the squad to Paris on Monday
Club captain Harry Maguire also did not travel with the group despite starring and scoring in the Red Devils’ 4-1 win over Newcastle at the weekend.
There were hopes Cavani could make his United debut at the ground where he became PSG’s all-time leading scorer and fans’ favourite 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.
Cavani left the French champions as a free agent in the summer – missing PSG’s run to the Champions League final – and joined United on deadline day.
Paul Pogba has travelled to the French capital with United for their Champions League opener
Anthony Martial will likely lead the line for the Premier League side at the Parc des Princes
He has been in quarantine for the last two weeks and only trained with his new team-mates twice.
PSG boss Thomas Tuchel believes Cavani is still one of the best strikers in world football but played down any significance of a potential return for the Uruguayan.
‘He lives for goals and scoring,’ said Tuchel. ‘When he has the confidence, he is one of the best No 9s in world football. If you play for so long in a club like ours and have such a connection with the fans, you have character and he deserves the appreciation.
‘He will be there in training from the first until the last minute, and in the game from the first second until the last second.’
Donny van de Beek (left) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) arrive at Manchester Airport
On the player’s departure after refusing to sign a contract extension to he could play in the latter stages of the Champions League in Portugal, Tuchel played down suggestions that Cavani will have a point to prove.
‘I was hoping obviously to play in Portugal with everybody in my squad. It wasn’t just my team other teams had their issues,’ he added.
‘It wasn’t just Edi. Covid made the whole situation really complicated and this was for many teams not just us.
Cavani took part in his first Manchester United training session after joining on a free
‘It doesn’t change this game at all. He wrote part of our club history and is definitely a great player.
But it’s not a story about PSG v Edi or vice versa.
‘It’s hard to defend against him and he can make the difference so we’ll have to be careful.’
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