When news of Edinson Cavani’s contract extension was announced, there were few associated with Manchester United that were anything other than delighted.
After all, the veteran striker has added a clinical edge to the Red Devils and now up to full speed, he look to have plenty of legs left.
His delightful chip from distance against Fulham was enough to bring the 10,000 returning fans in Old Trafford to their feet.
It also marked his ninth goal in 10 matches in all competitions as he looks to spearhead United back to winning trophies.
But one man that wasn’t 100 per cent behind the new contract was former skipper Roy Keane.
The Irishman has been a vocal critic of his old team for much of the season and felt that retaining Cavani at the expense of a new arrival could backfire in years to come.
"I kind of hope that they don’t keep him, because then they might look and think 'we don’t need to go and get another',” Keane told Sky Sports last month.
"He’s 34, if you’re hanging your hat on Cavani next year to getting United back to winning league titles, forget about it.”
And even after the announcement, Keane urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, that Cavani alone would not be enough to wrestle dominance back from their local rivals Manchester City.
"Well, he's obviously done very well for the club,” he said. "I worry about the bigger picture for the club in terms of attacking players for next season.
"I still think United need to go out and buy big if they want to go back to winning league titles.
"The group of players they have at the moment are nowhere near winning the league title.
"You need a big squad. We've seen the best squad, Man City, they're competing. You need a big squad.
However, speaking after Cavani’s latest strike, Solskjaer assured that his new agreement alone wouldn’t necessarily deter him from adding more reinforcements when the window opens.
"We're looking to strengthen the squad of course, said Solskjaer. "There are many, many, many things you have to consider when you put a squad together.
"I'm not saying that if Eddie [Cavani] stays that means someone else in a forward position won't come in."
Solskjaer’s comments came just hours after reports emerged that Harry Kane could be available, after the England international ‘told’ Tottenham he wants out.
But asked about a potential move for the Premier League joint top scorer he was markedly more coy.
"I can't talk about players at other teams. You know me well enough, I don't think that's very respectful of any team," he expained.
“There are loads of good players out there - I could say [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo are interesting, but I can't talk about them, you know that."
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