Edinson Cavani had not kicked a ball since 7 March. The Uruguay striker had missed the end of last season at
Paris Saint-Germain because of a contract dispute, he tested positive for
Coronavirus over the summer and he was forced to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival at
Manchester United having travelled over from
France as a free agent.
Cavani has been dreaming of getting back onto the field for longer than he may care to remember, through an awful lot of strangeness and upheaval and, when it finally happened, his first touch as a United player almost brought a fairytale reward.