Manchester United have had a revolving door of strikers through recent seasons, with mixed success. Similarly, the cast of players to wear the club’s number 7 shirt have also found it extremely difficult to shoulder the expectation. One player who made it look easy, for one season at least, was former Napoli striker Edinson Cavani. Cavani signed for United in late 2020 as a free agent after his spell with Paris Saint-Germain came to an end, and he became a very popular player, scoring 17 goals in his first season. It did become clearer as time went on, that Cavani’s effectiveness was on the wa…
