Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has compared the impact Edinson Cavani is having at Manchester United to that of Teddy Sheringham at Old Trafford in the late 90s.

Sheringham joined United as a 29-year-old in 1999 and used his experience to help develop the young forwards in Sir Alex Ferguson’s side – including Solskjaer himself.

The Red Devils signed Cavani – who turns 34 in February – in the 2020 summer transfer window, and Solskjaer says he is having a similar influence to that of Sheringham on younger forwards Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

„Teddy came in 1997 with his experience and I learnt a lot from him. I think he [Edinson Cavani] has come in and almost been a similar type of influence,“ Solskjaer told Sky Sports.

„We were young strikers learning off Teddy, now Cavani has Mason, Marcus and Anthony learning off him. Edinson has been a great addition.

„He leads by example, he goes about his job professionally. It’s his passion, he loves football, he loves working hard for the team. It is never me before anyone else, the team is always first.

„If he makes a mistake he is the one who is always trying to make up for it. If he makes a run to the near post and misses he will do it again and again. He believes in what he has been doing his whole football life.“

Sheringham spent four years at Old Trafford, scoring 46 goals in 153 appearances in all competitions for the club – including the famous stoppage time equaliser against Bayern Munich during United’s famous 1999 Champions League triumph.

During his four years at United, the England forward won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Cavani has five goals for United thus far this season and is contracted to United until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year.