đŸŽ„ OTD 1996: Ole Gunnar SolskjĂŠr's dream Manchester United debut | OneFootball

đŸŽ„ OTD 1996: Ole Gunnar SolskjĂŠr's dream Manchester United debut | OneFootball

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Hannah Pinnock·25 août 2025

đŸŽ„ OTD 1996: Ole Gunnar SolskjĂŠr's dream Manchester United debut

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On this day in 1996, Ole Gunnar SolskjĂŠr endeared himself to the Manchester United faithful for the very first time.

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The forward, now 52, was signed by the Red Devils that summer from Norwegian side Molde.


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He made his debut for the club a few weeks later, when Sir Alex Ferguson called upon him during a league game against Blackburn Rovers.

With United trailing 2-1, he made an instant impact by finding the back of the net to level the score and secure a hard-fought 2-2 draw.

It was the first of his 126 goals in a United shirt, with his killer instinct in front of goal also earning him the nickname ‘Baby-Faced Assassin’.


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