‘I’m Man Utd icon – however was member of Liverpool supporters’ membership after I performed’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that he was a member of Liverpool‘s Supporters’ Club whereas taking part in for Manchester United.
The 51-year-old spent 11 years at Old Trafford the place he scored 126 objectives and gained six Premier League titles and famously scored the successful aim within the 1999 Champions League closing towards Bayern Munich. The Norwegian later turned the Red Devils boss in 2018 earlier than he was sacked three years later after a run of 1 win in seven video games in November.
While he is but to return to administration regardless of having presents, Solskjaer returned to the general public eye this previous week after showing on the Stick to Football podcast, sponsored by Sky Bet, which is hosted by former team-mate Gary Neville as he loved conversations with Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright, and Jill Scott.
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Among the subjects mentioned was Solskjaer’s revelation of being a member of their greatest rivals while sporting the pink package of Manchester. The former striker admitted: “[I’m] probably the only player that’s played for Manchester United that was a member of the [Liverpool] supporters club. I never bothered ringing them after I signed [with Manchester United] to stop the membership!
“There was a time not lengthy earlier than [I signed for Man United]. They [Liverpool] had been however it by no means got here in. It was PSV, Cagliari, and Bayern Munich, earlier than United – however United I needed to go to.”
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The former Norway worldwide who was aplty-nicknamed the ‘Baby-Faced Assassin’ was a constant goal-scorer for Man United throughout his decade-plus tenure as he spoke in regards to the wide selection of ahead companions he performed with however pin-pointed one particular person specifically.
“Teddy [Sheringham] was a top partner to have,” Solskjaer mentioned. “He was like [Eric] Cantona because I could play a different role. I was the higher one – the number nine – he was more of a nine and a half, ten, call it whatever you want now! With Ruud [van Nistelrooy], I was more the number ten and played him through.”
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The pair mixed for some of the iconic moments in Champions League historical past in 1999 when scoring United’s two objectives within the closing towards Bayern Munich after approaching within the second half to clinch the membership’s first triumph within the competitors since 1968.
