A tribute to a true legend

This week Ole Solskjaer has announced that next season will be his last in English football. The Norwegian has been at Old Trafford for 11 years, and will always be a legend in the United ranks. Playing over 300 games for the reds, and scoring nearly 150 goals, Solskjaer was nicked named the baby-faced assassin, and quickly became one of the deadliest finishers in football, firing the Reds to the title in his first season.

Often used as sub, Solskjaer played a huge part in the historic Treble winning season. He scored the winner in the Champions League final and the winner in the last minute against Liverpool in the FA Cup. Solskjaer also created history by scoring four goals when he came off the bench with 12 minutes remaining at Nottingham Forest.

Solskjaer’s longest run in the team came in the 2002-03 championship winning season. He was used as a replacement right-winger when David Beckham became injured at the turn of the year. Solskjaer took the role in his stride, and assisted many of Van Nistlerooys 44 goals that season. He also scored 16 goals, and played a vital role in the 2-2 draw at Highbury, which kept United top of the league, where they remained for the rest of the season.

The past few season have been rotten for Solskjaer, missing two campaigns through injury but he returned this season with a bang, scoring 11 goals already this season. Solsjaer will always have hero status with United fans because of his loyalty to the club. He had the opportunity to move Spurs, but claimed ‘it’s all down hill once you leave Man Utd’. Solskjaer has won five championships, two FA cups, the Champions League and the intercontential championship. He has also been capped by his country 66 times.

Solskjaer will always a special place in my heart for the way he battled for our great club. The word Legend is often over used nowadays, but this man truly is.