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Gary Pallister, David May and Ben Thornley have been reflecting on their first memories of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who signed for Manchester United on this day, 24 years ago.

Of course, Ole went on to become one of our sharpest shooting strikers during his time at Old Trafford, and a firm fans' favourite.

But, as the trio of former Reds reminisced, not many of the squad expected that skinny 23-year-old to become an instant hit when they first laid eyes on him back in 1996.

“I remember him walking into the dressing room and I thought he looked about 16,”

said Pallister, speaking on Wednesday’s episode of MUTV Group Chat.

“I honestly thought he was coming to join the youth team or something like that.