Cavani committed for another season in the summer after scoring 17 goals in his debut season in Manchester.
There have been some concerns, though, that he may not see this season out in a red shirt due to his lack of gametime, which has been a side-effect of the return of Cristiano Ronaldo.
But Cavani has previously vowed to keep working hard for his place and it seems those efforts are paying off.
“Sometimes you play more, sometimes you play less, managers make decisions, but that doesn’t stop the work to always be competitive,” he said earlier this month.

“The league has just started and I have needed to be, not quite like last year, but I’m there to be a part of it.”
The Uruguayan certainly played his part on Saturday and now there will be further calls for Solskjaer to increase his gametime.