Alan Shearer gives advice to Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood after Southampton win

Alan Shearer has urged Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood to learn from teammate Edinson Cavani after the Uruguayan's display against Southampton. Cavani came off the bench at half-time when the Saints were taking the lead with a 2 - 0 score. Later former PSG man managed to provide an assist and netted the two winning goals, securing a 3 - 2 victory for his side. Shearer was impressed by Cavani's performance and believes his younger teammates can learn a lot from him. "They (United) had Rashford and Greenwood there in the first half and they may end up being centre forwards but that’s exactly what they lacked is a proper number nine," he said on Match of the Day 2. "They had no width, they didn’t have a focal point and that all changed when Cavani came on. It was far too easy for Southampton and we were struggling to work out what sort of system Man United were playing. "They had no width on the right-hand side and everything was going through the middle and that was so easy for Southampton to contain and they handled it with ease. "Look at what changes in the second half, They have a guy (Cavani) who is intelligent enough, never static. He is on the move in the box and they get crosses in there. "He gave them some width also, when he got out there he didn’t disappoint. "But what impressed me most is the intelligence and the hunger, he attacks the space. Just look at the number of bodies he actually runs past to get on the end of the ball (for his first goal). "Rashford and Greenwood need to keep working with him because they will learn from him. "The Southampton defenders can’t keep up with him. He made the difference, he won the game for Man United. He was absolutely fantastic." Asked what his advice would be to Cavani's less experienced teammates, Shearer added: "Watch him, listen to him. Learn from his professionalism. "He has had a wonderful career, scored God knows how many goals in his career and they can only learn from him."

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