Edinson Cavani showed his class by giving up no.7 shirt at Man United to Cristiano Ronaldo after his arrival at the club.
The Uruguayan will now don the no.21 shirt – which was vacated after the departure of Dan James to Leeds United.
Ronaldo himself has thanked El Matador for giving up the jersey after doing a superb job with it last season.
United fans are all in awe of Cavani for this act and have lauded his professionalism on social media
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Amiri Bakar: “Cavani is such an angel. much respect for this guy. what a dream to see our no 7 reincarnated.”
Chima Emma: “Cavani a player of the century.”
Edeh Victor: “This is an act of maturity possessed by Cavani and my Love for has been multiplied for that. God bless you.”
Md Gholam Mustafa: “My respect for Cavani as he has honoured a famous player for his dignity and love for the shirt. Cavani is a great character and a real sports man. He will be remembered for ever. Honour begets honour. So deserves more respect.”
Seagulls Follow: “El Matador the MastaDon!!! Gentlemen. Baller. Red Devil. And just cemented himself as a United Legend in my books. Big up Edi 'El Matador' Cavani. This will forever be remembered.”
Evenallies: “Edinson, what a guy! Before he joined us I wasn’t really following him. I had heard about his infamous penalty fight with Neymar at PSG, and just assumed he was just another arrogant footballer. But boy I was wrong! He is so fucking wholesome. Him doing this and then him always being protective of our players during games, especially Mason.”
Braesto: “Cavani has been nothing short of spectacular on/off the field. Legend.”
Praxxiskipsis: “Edi is such a class act and the most handsome man on earth. So much goodness in one package.”
RioFerd888: “Edi gets his 21 shirt. Everyone wins. Can't wait to see those two dovetail. Edi is a high workrate striker too so you know its going to be a good partnership.”
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Jane Pennick: “I love Cavani, what a super man he is, he did so good for us last year, worked very hard for the team, I hope he has a great season ahead and lots of game time too.”
Ong Benjamin: “Cavani is a man of honour for his generosity in this. All hail Cavani!”
Ali Shehu: “Thank you El Matador, you had already broken the no.7 curse even before Ronaldo returned and this we will never forget. With Cavani as 21, guess what? Maybe title 21 is coming as it did with RVP20.”
JayBrooker: “Cavani shows pure class on and off the field!”
