Edinson Cavani knew that his time at Manchester United was up the moment that the Old Trafford club signed Cristiano Ronaldo last summer.
Uruguay forward Cavani had just scored 17 goals in 39 games in his debut season with United, but he was aware that Ronaldo's much-heralded return placed his position at the club under immense threat.
"At the moment it was done, I thought it was a good thing for Manchester to sign Cristiano," Cavani told ESPN Brasil in May.
