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Manchester United's Old Gunnar Solskjaer slams Alkmaar pitch as 'one of the worst'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has branded the pitch for Manchester United's Europa League clash with AZ Alkmaar "one of the worst" he has seen.

United will face the Dutch side on an artificial pitch at the Kyocera Stadium, AZ's temporary home after the roof of their stadium collapsed. And Solskjaer has admitted the surface is a concern.

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"I'm surprised they've chosen to play on this pitch when I look at it," Solskjaer told a news conference on Wednesday. "I'm used to Astroturf pitches in Norway.