Cavani would've left United last summer if known Ronaldo was joining

Edinson Cavani has revealed he would not have stayed at Manchester United if he had known Cristiano Ronaldo was returning to the club.

Cavani turned down a move to Boca Juniors last summer to spend a second season at Old Trafford, but was shocked to see United re-sign Ronaldo from Juventus on deadline day.

The Portugal star was installed as United's main striker ahead of Cavani - even taking the Uruguayan's No 7 shirt - and has been the club's top scorer by some distance with 24 goals so far this season.

Cavani, on the other hand, has suffered a disappointing campaign in which he has made just seven starts and scored twice.

The 35-year-old has struggled with a succession of injuries and returned to action for United's final home game against Brentford on Monday just in time for an Old Trafford farewell before leaving as a free agent this summer.

The former Paris Saint-German striker admitted that he would have turned down United's offer if he had known about Ronaldo's return because he could see how the season was going to unfold.

Speaking to ESPN Brazil, Cavani said: 'At the moment it happened, I thought it was good that Manchester signed Cristiano.

'Knowing a little about the world of football today, the first thing I did was call my brother and say, "Fernando, if this had happened a week ago, I would have asked you to sign with another club".

'It was more about understanding the situation. There are a lot of things in football today that are different from how they were with other coaches, how it was before, years ago.'