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Man Utd boss Solskjaer: Cavani remarkable with Ronaldo

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has paid tribute to Edinson Cavani for giving up his No7 shirt.

Cavani gave his No7 shirt to Cristiano Ronaldo and took the No21.

Solskjaer said, "It's one of these things that Edinson has been remarkable, played really well last season, Cristiano speaks with Edinson, to pass up his shirt shows the respect he's got for Cristiano and respect the other way. Two top pros, players, and human beings."

On Ronaldo, the manager also said: "He has developed, he has evolved as age goes by you have to change your game a little bit. You won't see those 18, 19, 20 stepovers before he goes past you! He has developed into one of the most accurate finishers.

"What he has developed on at Real Madrid has impressed us all. He is one of the best in the air, he still hits the target 99 out fof 100 times when he shoots from outside the box as well. He knows the game more, the positions and he is still as quick as he was it looks like, from the stats.

"Everyone is going to look up to him and he is going to be a leader in this dressing room."

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