Man Utd striker Cavani: I'll advise young teammates - but won't push it

Football
20 Feb 2021 • 11:44 PM MYT
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Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani says he's happy to help the club's young players - if they invited him to.

Cavani insists he won't impose his opinion and instead will always be available to those who wish to hear from him.

He wrote for manutd.com: "I'm here to do my absolute best and to accompany and support this team. I'm here to leave everything I have out on the field - not just in a game, but in training too.

"Then, if a young player comes up and asks me something, or a youngster sees things during a training session that they'd like to incorporate into their game, I'm always here to help. I believe that you can always learn stuff, and from a variety of footballers. It doesn't just have to be from another striker. You can learn about the mindset of players in different positions too.

"It could be from a goalkeeper or a coach. You can always take the best bits from someone and see if they really work for you. I'll never impose advice on people and tell them: 'You've got to be doing this, and you should be doing that…' Of course not. I'll be there to offer support and I'll do my best with it. If they want to take it on board and take it as an example, I'd be happy.

"I know that I'm one of the older players and some of these guys are much nearer the start of their careers, and I'd be happy to leave them with something where one day they might say "“Edi was like that, and he did this, and I liked it and I tried to copy one or two things."" That would be great. Leaving something positive behind is always important.

"I'm not looking too far forward, though, because I want to win things together with these lads while I'm still playing."