Edinson Cavani has joined a growing list of Manchester United players who are reportedly unhappy with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Uruguayan started a Premier League match for the first time this season against Everton on Saturday, but was replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 57th minute.
And according to former Sky Sports host Richard Keys (via The Daily Star), Cavani was furious that he was taken away.
Solskjaer started with his best center forward, but strangely chose to retire him after an hour. I have no idea why, but more significantly, Cavani was puzzled and furious, ”Keys said on his blog.
My mole who works near the dugouts tells me that he passed Solskjaer when he came out, but he quickly changed his mind about ignoring the manager and shook his hand.
“But make no mistake, I was not happy and there are problems there.”
Ironically, as reported here, the man who replaced him, Cristiano Ronaldo, was also rumored to be furious at Solskjaer for not selecting him in the first place.
The Peoples Person also covered a recent report from The Telegraph that claimed that three other players besides Ronaldo appear to be unhappy with their circumstances: David de Gea, Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba.
Stories of player riot sell newspapers, and in all likelihood these are all examples of players simply getting frustrated and angry about lost points at the end of a game, rather than having some personal grudge with the manager.
The pranksters have tried to undermine the team’s harmony at Old Trafford many times before and will not succeed against a tight-knit group.
On the other hand, sometimes “there is no smoke without fire” and world-class artists are ambitious and determined and will not tolerate mismanagement for long.
If there really is any truth to the growing rumors, a player riot led by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba would be extremely difficult for Solsjaer to subdue or ignore by the board.
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