Raul Albiol: Man United Is Perfect Place For Edinson Cavani

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JAKARTA - Villarreal defender Raul Albiol says Manchester United has become the real home for Edinson Cavani. It is no surprise, he continued, that the striker continues to score goals in England.

Manchester United signed the veteran on a free transfer last summer. However, quarantine, injury, and suspension protocols kept his season from running until the last few months.

But once he finds his stride, Cavani has made Old Trafford shine with his performances, scoring 16 goals in all competitions for the club.

Albiol was not surprised by the Uruguayan's slick performance in England. What surprised him was the fact that the striker had to wait a while before he got to the club last summer.

The Spaniard also believes, at Manchester United, Cavani has found a club where he can focus only on football.

The Villarreal defender said at a press conference: "We all know that great player."

"It's no surprise that he's in a good performance and keeps scoring goals. For me, it's strange he's been without a team for a long time after his contract with PSG expired."

"The truth is that at Manchester United he has found a place where football is alive and because he is an Uruguayan, he has football in his blood."

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Cavani has scored five goals in his last three Europa League appearances and Albiol will be tasked with holding him in the final between Manchester United and Villarreal next week.

However, the former Real Madrid defender stressed that his teammates must perform well as Cavani is just part of the fearsome forward line that Manchester United has.

"If it wasn't Cavani, there would be another striker," Albiol said reported from Inside Futbol.

"And in the final, we'll only face great strikers. We have to give our best."