Man Utd stand-in skipper Fernandes: Normal Cavani isn't with us | OneFootball

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes says it's "normal" that Edinson Cavani isn't with them for tonight's Champions League clash with PSG.

Captain Harry Maguire, Mason Greenwood, Jesse Lingard and Eric Bailly will also not feature against PSG.

With Maguire out, Fernandes will inherit the armband for the game.

And Fernandes praised Cavani for his opening impression at the club.

He said: "It's normal that he isn't here, with only two days of training he needs to feel better.

"He's settled down well. We did only one training session together. He likes to train hard.

"He has qualities to be a leader for us, the way he trains. He's going to be important to us."

In the pre-match press conference, Fernandes appeared surprised when finding out the news he would captain United.

He said: “I was not expecting this, for me it's an honour to be captain of Manchester United.

"It is an important achievement for me but I think everyone is the captain, everyone needs to help and be a leader in their own way, leadership is different in every player.

“The game will not be about me but the team but leading is every day on the training ground, every game and everyone is doing their job to lead the team in the way they think is best."