Edinson Cavani is proving to be a lucky charm for Manchester United. In all four Premier League games he has started, United have a 100 per cent record.
Cavani’s goal got United back on level terms against Fulham in midweek in a 2-1 win, and this is likely to be the first of many goals he scores in 2021.
In attack, the Uruguayan is delivering, and that is so important considering both Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood have temporarily at least, taken a step back this season.
If any United fans had doubts about Cavani heading into the deal, which existed mainly due to the failure of other players, then the South American has already answered them.
It is great to see him succeeding early on, and one of the things he has done quietly is end a long line of failure in United’s famed number seven shirt.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2009 for Real Madrid, United have failed to find a successful number seven.
A burden lifted
With a poor run of success like this, it’s little wonder the word ‘curse’ was connected with United’s number seven shirt over the past decade.
The club tried a bit of everything, from giving it to a player already at the club (Valencia) to experienced internationals (Owen, Di Maria), proven league performers (Sanchez) and up and coming talents (Depay).
Cavani is doing what others have failed to do, and he is making it look easy, and effortless. He is a great fit; a class act who does his talking on the pitch and produces the goods.
There was much speculation young talent Jadon Sancho could have come in and landed the seven shirt. But United would not have been making it easy for him by giving him a number with a decade of bad luck behind it, on top of a record transfer fee.
Cavani is succeeding now, and he is also making life easier for United’s next number seven after him.
It is looking like a shrewd short-term and long-term move to get Cavani in, and he could end up wearing the number seven shirt for another two or three seasons yet.
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