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PSG's Kylian Mbappe Says 'Don't Be Afraid: We're Good' Without Neymar, Cavani

Kylian Mbappe has urged people not to "be afraid" of how Paris Saint-Germain will manage without Neymar and Edinson Cavani after they beat Manchester United 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

The injured pair were absent for the Parisians, but they managed to inflict a first defeat in 12 games on interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thanks to goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Mbappe at Old Trafford.

The latter told French radio station RMC (h/t MailOnline's Peter Rutzler): "People have to stop selling fear and being afraid. Of course, Neymar is super-important and Cavani is fundamental, but football gets played on the pitch.