​Man Utd keeper Grant reveals 'real pleasure' playing with Cavani

Football
16 Feb 2021 • 12:46 PM MYT
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Manchester United third choice goalkeeper Lee Grant has praised veteran striker Edinson Cavani.

The Uruguayan has come into the United setup and made a big impact, arriving as a free agent in the summer from Paris Saint-Germain.

Cavani has scored important goals and may now be the team's first choice striker, ahead of Anthony Martial.

Grant told United's 'Unscripted' series: "Edinson is somebody who I've always loved to watch, long before he came to United. He was always my No 1 target on Championship Manager back when I had the time (days which are behind me now with four children) and he is a real pleasure to play with.

"As much as it pains me to say as a goalkeeper, it's a real pleasure to watch him ply his trade.

"He has a way with his movement and his first touch of setting things up in such a way that he's almost guaranteed a goal as an end product because of the position he's taken up, the run he's made, the touch he's given himself. He always gives himself a really high percentage chance to score at the end of that.

"Some of his finishes as a result of training can look so natural, but it's all down to preparation. He has this uncanny knack of repeating, repeating, repeating, and that's a real skill in itself, the dedication he has to finish with such care and attention to detail. I think certainly our younger lads are all benefiting from being around somebody who is so meticulous about his work."

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