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Manchester United got back on their feet vs. Tottenham, Arsenal got some brilliance between the posts and some big clubs (Paris Saint-Germain) are struggling to get all their stars on the same page. Plus there were goals and talking points galore around Barcelona, Brighton’s draw at Liverpool and Juventus. As for Manchester City, they saw the best of Wilfried Zaha in Saturday’s shock defeat.
Here are Mark Ogden, Sam Marsden and James Tyler to discuss what you need to know from around Europe.
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Four talking points
Cavani the key as Man United embarrass Spurs
There is always a huge focus on Cristiano Ronaldo regardless of which team he plays for, but while the Manchester United forward played a crucial role in Saturday’s 3-0 win at Tottenham, it was Edinson Cavani who showed why he’s arguably the most important player in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad right now.
The former Paris Saint-Germain striker made only his second Premier League start of the season as Solskjaer reacted to last week’s 5-0 hammering at home to Liverpool by switching to a 3-5-2 formation, with Cavani selected to play alongside Ronaldo in a front two. The switch reaped huge dividends for the under-fire United manager, as Ronaldo and Cavani scored the first two goals against Nuno Espirito Santo’s team.
Why is Cavani so important to this United side? Well, the Uruguay international does two things that set him apart not just from the rest of Solskjaer’s strikers, but from the rest of the squad.
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Janusz Michallik credits Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for his tactical change in Man United’s win over Spurs.
Firstly, his work-rate and tenacity sets the tone for the rest of the team. Whenever the opposition has the ball in their half of the pitch, Cavani’s aggression forces opponents to move the ball more quickly, which often pressures them into mistakes. No other United forward comes close to matching Cavani’s determination to chase the ball. That…
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Source : espn
