Speaking exclusively to UTD Podcast, the manager relived the story of his signing and told us that a move to Wolves could have been on the cards if not for the quick thinking of club coach Jim Ryan.
“I did well for Norway one game when Jim Ryan was watching Ronnie Johnsen,”
remembered Solskjaer.
“I scored two decent goals. Mark McGhee was sat next to him. So Jim Ryan asked Mark McGhee: 'What are you looking for?' He needed a forward, because he was manager at Wolverhampton at the time.
“So after I scored those two goals – and with Mark McGhee next to him [and] looking for a striker – Jimmy rang the gaffer straight away: 'I've found someone, we need to be quick.